[ntp:questions] why is my pool server's offset so bad

Pat Farrell fishytv at pfarrell.com
Sun Jan 20 01:04:41 UTC 2008


On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:08:52 -0800, Dennis Hilberg, Jr. wrote:
> What does 'ntpq -p' and 'ntpq -crv' show?


I switched from openntpd to just ntpd
Mostly to get the ntpq utility.

Results: 
noise:/var/log/ntpstats# ntpq -p
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
==============================================================================
+morose.quex.org 128.118.25.5     2 u   26   64   17   19.758   27.712   4.961
*nist.netservice .ACTS.           1 u   26   64   17   42.558   42.964   5.676
-198.247.173.220 199.240.130.12   3 u   22   64   17   55.344   32.627   4.648
+ntp.pbx.org     18.26.4.105      2 u   29   64   17   12.755   39.016   4.589


noise:/var/log/ntpstats# ntpq -crv
assID=0 status=c624 sync_alarm, sync_ntp, 2 events, event_peer/strat_chg,
version="ntpd 4.2.2p4 at 1.1585-o Sun Mar  4 13:21:35 UTC 2007 (1)",
processor="i686", system="Linux/2.6.18-5-686", leap=11, stratum=16,
precision=-20, rootdelay=0.000, rootdispersion=3.705, peer=35414,
refid=@q , reftime=00000000.00000000  Thu, Feb  7 2036  1:28:16.000,
poll=6, clock=cb3d1c34.08acf058  Sat, Jan 19 2008 20:02:44.033, state=3,
offset=43.053, frequency=0.000, jitter=8.408, noise=7.869,
stability=0.000, tai=0


noise:/var/log/ntpstats# ntpq -p
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
==============================================================================
+morose.quex.org 128.118.25.5     2 u   13   64   37   19.758   27.712   6.959
*nist.netservice .ACTS.           1 u   13   64   37   42.558   42.964   7.996
-198.247.173.220 199.240.130.12   3 u    9   64   37   55.806   32.210   7.400
+ntp.pbx.org     18.26.4.105      2 u   17   64   37   12.755   39.016   6.160
noise:/var/log/ntpstats#




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