[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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