[ntp:questions] Optimal config

Dennis Hilberg, Jr. timekeeper at dennishilberg.com.invalid
Mon May 5 19:32:20 UTC 2008


Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> Iburst simply causes ntpd to send eight requests to a server at 
> intervals of two seconds when it initializes.  The eight replies that 
> will normally result allow ntpd to fill its filter pipeline and make a 
> pretty good guess at what time it is.  Subsequent requests are sent at 
> the normal poll intervals, ranging from 64 to 1024 seconds.

Unless the specified peer becomes unreachable, in which case the 
eight-packet burst will resume until the peer is reachable. For ntp-4.2.4p4 
anyway.

Dennis

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