[ntp:questions] Re: Windows timekeeping - sudden degradation- why?
David J Taylor
david-taylor at blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk.invalid
Mon Dec 5 09:15:37 UTC 2005
Danny Mayer wrote:
> David J Taylor wrote:
>> Tom,
>>
>> Many thanks for your thoughtful suggestions.
>>
>> It looks as if the drift is OK, at -64.911, but I will keep an eye
>> on it. Here is the full output just in case there's something else
>> glaringly obvious:
>>
>> E:\>ntpq -c "rv 0" odin
>> status=46b4 leap_add_sec, sync_ntp, 11 events, event_peer/strat_chg,
>> version="ntpd 4.2.0 fr Oct 17 8:49:33 2003 (1)", processor="unknown",
>> system="WINDOWS/NT", leap=01, stratum=3, precision=-19,
>> rootdelay=62.583, rootdispersion=125.847, peer=62645,
>> refid=192.168.0.1, reftime=c73d5d1a.a4d239b4 Sun, Dec 4 2005
>> 12:18:34.643, poll=7, clock=c73d5f43.da3d1265 Sun, Dec 4 2005
>> 12:27:47.852, state=4, offset=18.583, frequency=-64.911,
>> jitter=10.097, stability=0.028
>>
>
> Well the version is rather ancient. Time to trade up?
>
> Danny
OK, I accept that in principle, but:
- is there a known error in that version which would cause it to become
unstable? As the software had been OK until last Friday, why should it
suddenly become not OK? Would the arrival of a leap second indicator
cause instability in one copy and yet other PCs continue to function
correctly? It doesn't sound right to me.
- which version would you suggest using?
- where to obtain it? Given that:
- Terje's most recent version is: ntp-dev-4.2.0a-20040319-nt.zip.
- Meinberg's is a ready-to-install package, whereas I just want .exe
files I can copy - the installation is already done.
- I wouldn't trust compiling it myself.
Cheers,
David
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