[ntp:questions] Loopstats update - how often?

David J Taylor david-taylor at blueyonder.co.uk.invalid
Thu Mar 15 08:47:36 UTC 2012


> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 07:56, David J Taylor
> <> wrote:
>> If I have a configuration including:
>>
>> _________________________________
>> server  192.168.0.7  minpoll 5 maxpoll 5        iburst
>> server 0.uk.pool.ntp.org iburst  minpoll 10
>> _________________________________
>>
>>
>> how often should the loopstats be updated?  I was expecting something 
>> near
>> to every 32 seconds, but it seems that sometimes it can be more than 64
>> seconds.  Is that correct?
>
> Ignoring the pool server, it could be as much as 32 * 8 seconds
> between loopstats updates.  Some polls of 192.168.0.7 will not change
> the offset estimate for that peer, as an older entry in the clock
> filter register is preferred over the latest.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave Hart

That explains what I am seeing, Dave.  Makes sense not to repeat 
unchanging data!

Cheers,
David 



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