[ntp:questions] Standalone Windows XP/7 Machine Needs to Serve NTP

unruh unruh at invalid.ca
Mon Sep 9 17:28:15 UTC 2013


On 2013-09-09, nospam.swstadel at gmail.com <nospam.swstadel at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a standalone network that can have no connection to the internet.  It is a small network, with one Windows XP or Windows 7 laptop, and several Linux devices all connected through a switch.
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> The Windows machine needs to have the Linux devices stay on the same time as it.  Accuracy to within about 100 ms is needed.
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> I cannot add hardware, such as Rubidium clocks, GPS receivers, etc.
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> I have a software application that will occasionally set the PC clock on the Laptop.  The Linux devices must have the same time.
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> I thought there would be a simple solution (and maybe there is) using w32time, but the literature I've seen seems to indicate that w32time won't work down to better than 1 second or so.  I wonder if this is strictly true in a situation like mine.  If w32time can be used, it seems like the AnnounceFlags should be set to 0x5, but I wonder how it will work.
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> Any thoughts?

Why have you limited yourself like this? A laptop as the time source? A
windows machine as the time source when you have a buch of linux
machines? "I want to enter the olympics but I am going to cut off my leg
and break both arms before I go? Anyone got advice on how I can win my
races?"




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