Interesting, thanks. That helps. Peter M.
> Peter, > > This is my understanding. > > The Stratum of a timeserver is the proximity (hops) to an atomic clock > source. So a Stratum 1 time > server would actually be using a time source driven by an Atomic Clock ( 1 > hop away). The UofT > Stratum 1 server uses a GPS source (which is driven by the US Naval > Observatory Master Clocks > in Washington, DC and Colorado Springs, CO) and NRC has an actual Atomic > clock. Usually you > can't get access to the Stratum 1 servers. The Stratum 2 servers set their > clocks from the Stratum > 1 servers. So technically if you have a ntpd setting from a Stratum 2 server, > yours would be a > Stratum 3 ( hops from Atomic source ). > > More info: http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ > > Mike > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks again Mike. But the best part is that with the kids arguing over > what time it was last night > and the clicker disappearing AGAIN, the wife discovered she could dial > *60 and find out > how close to bed time it is! Gotta love those handy features. > > The clock on my dual CPU seems to be particularly flakey. Hmmm....maybe > I should > sync to the OpenBSD firewall. It seemed easier to set up ntpd again on > the * server. > Probably better in the long run anyway. What's a Stratum 2 time server, > for those of us not > in the know? I usually use time.nrc.ca. > > Peter M. > > > Peter, > > System clocks are always pretty flakey. On all my machines I set up > ntpdate to run every 6 hours. > Even on my best machine it will adjust the clock usually .7-1.1 seconds > every time it synchs and > the bad systems 5-12 seconds. My main ntpd server I synch every hour from > one of the u of t ntp > servers which are Stratum2 time servers. > > Mike > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks, dude. Excellent information on this list, as per usual. Now > if I could > just get the clock on the motherboard fixed. Seems like its losing > its settings > a lot but the battery looks OK. I think I have ntpd working OK in > its place. > > Peter M. > ******************************************************** Peter MacFarlane, ACP Network Administration & Programming Target Call Center/ Message Centre P.E.I. ***************************************************************** OpenBSD's PF Firewall: Now available with CARP Failover. Nothing to do with fish, but everything to do with security! *****************************************************************
