[ntp:questions] Re: ntpd on Windows XP

Steve Kostecke kostecke at ntp.isc.org
Wed Mar 23 16:54:35 UTC 2005


On 2005-03-23, Richard B. Gilbert <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Steve Kostecke wrote:
>
>>Please see the "Command Options" section of
>>http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/confopt.html
>
> I think the above reference is what confused the OP! I know it
> confuses me!

Here's an excerpt:

|burst
|    When the server is reachable, send a burst of eight packets instead
|    of the usual one.

|iburst
|    When the server is unreachable, send a burst of eight packets
|    instead of the usual one.

It seems pretty clear if you understand what "reachable" means.

-- 
Steve Kostecke <kostecke at ntp.isc.org>
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