[ntp:questions] Re: What is a good, cheap, Linux-supported hardware clock for a NTP-server? Any recommendations?

m.marien mmATRiverCityCanadaDOTcom
Mon Oct 25 23:10:24 UTC 2004


"Evert Meulie" <evert at witelcom.com> wrote in message 
news:4178db54$1 at news.broadpark.no...
> Hi everyone!
>
> My (public) NTP server current 'leeches' its time from other servers 
> higher up the tree. I'd like to get my own hardware unit now.
> The 2 (affordable) options are DCF77 & GPS, right? Who can recommend 
> something?
> It doesn't really matter to me whether it's a serial or USB unit...
>
> I'm based in Norway.
>
>
> Regards,
> Evert

I'm not sure about good, but I had some sucess with a $100CAN Tripmate GPS 
reciever. My experiences are documented here:

http://www.digitalmapping.sk.ca/Networks/NTP/Default.asp

[mm at wysenburg mm]$ ntpq -p
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset 
jitter
==============================================================================
 LOCAL(0)        LOCAL(0)        10 l   44   64  377    0.000    0.000 
0.004
*GPS_JUPITER(0)  .GPS.            0 l   15   64  377    0.000    2.050 
0.263
+www.uregina.ca  tick.ucla.edu    2 u    1   64  377   59.506   -0.494 
6.244
+dense.utcc.utor 128.100.200.166  2 u   56   64  377  103.769   -1.686 
0.544
-br3.umtnet.umt. ntp-p1.obspm.fr  2 u   28   64  377   87.207    2.469 
0.358
-caesar.cs.wisc. ben.cs.wisc.edu  2 u    7   64  377  117.877   -2.551 
0.711





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