[ntp:questions] ntp discipline of local time?

Steve Kostecke kostecke at ntp.org
Mon Mar 24 03:00:07 UTC 2008


On 2008-03-23, Unruh <unruh-spam at physics.ubc.ca> wrote:

> How does ntp actually discipline the local clock?

ntpd alters (i.e. increases or decreases) the clock frequency to steer
the system clock toward the best available estimate of the chosen
time-base.

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Steve Kostecke <kostecke at ntp.org>
NTP Public Services Project - http://support.ntp.org/




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