[ntp:questions] Time syncing with something other than ntpd

sean sean at sean.eternal-september.org
Wed Feb 1 06:01:11 UTC 2017


On 2017-01-30, William Unruh <unruh at invalid.ca> wrote:
> On 2017-01-30, sean <sean at sean.external-september.org> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I'm real interested in NTP and accurate time, hence why I'm on this
>> newsgroup. I would like to look into getting a time sensor and I hear
>> the Garmin GPS 18X is what some folks run unless they need much more
>> precision. Is this still a pretty well regarding GPS unit for pretty
>> accurate (I know that's highly subjective) time keeping? This would be
>> a hobbyist thing and I'm not running an important business, if you were
>> going to ask.
>>
>> Next question...Do most folks here use the NTPD client, or it is a
>> mixture of Chrony and openNTPD? Maybe some folks just go with what ships
>> with their OS?
>
> You do not say which OS you use. Windows (which version?), Mac, linux,
> BSD?

Primarily FreeBSD and OpenBSD, but also Linux. Knowning that, what's
that mean in terms of a ntp client?

>
> chrony does not work on windows. ntpd is what what tends to ship with
> linux distros. chrony gives better time discipline but has a smaller
> user group. 

Well if I use Chrony with a GPS unit on something like a raspberry pi,
would I be able to be apart of the NTP pool or is it limited to NTPD
users only?

Best,
Sean



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