[ntp:questions] Time syncing with something other than ntpd

William Unruh unruh at invalid.ca
Mon Jan 30 07:15:02 UTC 2017


On 2017-01-30, sean <sean at sean.external-september.org> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm real interested in NTP and accurate time, hence why I'm on this
> newsgroup. I would like to look into getting a time sensor and I hear
> the Garmin GPS 18X is what some folks run unless they need much more
> precision. Is this still a pretty well regarding GPS unit for pretty
> accurate (I know that's highly subjective) time keeping? This would be
> a hobbyist thing and I'm not running an important business, if you were
> going to ask.
>
> Next question...Do most folks here use the NTPD client, or it is a
> mixture of Chrony and openNTPD? Maybe some folks just go with what ships
> with their OS?

You do not say which OS you use. Windows (which version?), Mac, linux,
BSD?

chrony does not work on windows. ntpd is what what tends to ship with
linux distros. chrony gives better time discipline but has a smaller
user group. 

> The comparison chart is pretty nice and lays each option out nicely:
> https://chrony.tuxfamily.org/comparison.html
>
> I think that's all for now. Feel free to provide any URLs to any
> resources I should check out about time sycing, NTP, etc. 



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