[ntp:questions] Re: Toggling time sync between two servers

David J Taylor david-taylor at blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk
Mon Mar 27 08:19:52 UTC 2006


Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
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> Can you locate an antenna where it will have an unobstructed view of
> the entire sky?  If so, you can buy a GPS receiver (GARMIN GPL18LVC)
> for less than $100 and connect it to a serial port on a computer
> running ntpd with support for refclocks and presto!  It's a bit on
> the do it yourself side of things but it will get the job done. You'll 
> need a soldering iron, a DB9 connector, and a five volt power
> supply.

Here's my simple attempt at this:

  http://www.david-taylor.myby.co.uk/ntp/FreeBSD-GPS-PPS.htm

and it can only see half the sky.

David 





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