[ntp:questions] Second attempt at GPS-18 based NTP server
David J Taylor
david-taylor at blueyonder.co.uk.invalid
Thu Feb 2 18:05:13 UTC 2012
"unruh" <unruh at invalid.ca> wrote in message
news:iezWq.4122$W87.2020 at newsfe02.iad...
> On 2012-02-02, David J Taylor <david-taylor at blueyonder.co.uk.invalid>
> wrote:
>>> On NetBSD-5 with ntpd 4.2.6p5 the default is 64s.
>>
>> I wonder what expertise they have to select polling for reference
>> clocks?
>> BTW: Paul has FreeBSD.
>
> The reason for longer polling is a) network load, and b) rate
> optimality.
This was for a reflclock, I believe, not a network server..
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> Since that portable is liable to be switched on and off, or moved on a
> timescale of 2^10 sec (20 min) having a poll of 10 on a laptop,
> especially with ntpd's sloooow response time, seems not terribly useful.
> If your network can support it, a much shorter poll for laptops would
> seem to be sensible.
As I explained, when locally connected it can and does use a shorter
polling interval, whereas when out and about and using someone else's
network it conforms to the accepted NTP defaults.
Cheers,
David
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