[ntp:questions] Which ntp driver?

Danny Mayer mayer at ntp.isc.org
Fri Mar 31 22:20:50 UTC 2006


It would probably be useful to set up a table in the Twiki to show what
refclock drivers to use with which hardware along with the parameters
that should be set for each configuration. Otherwise it seems like a
dark art.

Danny
Greg Dowd wrote:
> I haven't used these myself but our tech support guys say the output is
> likely the same on all of them.  If no one chimes in, I'd suggest trying
> the GPS one, 15.
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> I am planning on hooking up a TrueTime XL-DC GPS receiver to an IBM
> processor running AIX 4.3.  I'm new to ntp and I would like to know
> which ntp driver should be used for connecting to this receiver?  The
> options I see are as follows:
> 
> 5 - GOES TRUETIME
> 11 - OMEGA_TRUETIME
> 15 - GPSTM_TRUTIME
> 25 - TRUETIME
> 
> Others seem to be using option 5.  Is there any documentation around
> that shows which driver should be used?
> 
> 
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> Greg Dowd
> gdowd at symmetricom dot com (antispam format)
> Technologist, TT&M Div.
> Symmetricom, Inc. 
> www.symmetricom.com
> "The current implementation is non-obvious and may need to be improved."
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