[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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