[ntp:questions] how to force NTP to use GPS

Chuck Swiger cswiger at mac.com
Sat Feb 11 22:19:35 UTC 2012


On Feb 11, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Ron Frazier (NTP) wrote:
> I now have my USB GPS working at an acceptable level on both Windows and Linux using only NTPD.  I have the GPS server line set as prefer, but there are other server lines which poll the internet.  Sometimes, the system selects an internet clock rather than my GPS.  How do I force NTP to use my GPS if it's available, no matter what (within reason).

Try adding the "prefer" keyword to the GPS server line...?

Regards,
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-Chuck



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