On May 28, 11:37 pm, "David J Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] this-bit.nor-this-part.co.uk> wrote: > Ryan Malayter wrote: > > On May 28, 1:29 am, "David J Taylor" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] bit.nor-this-part.co.uk> wrote: > >> What is the URL for your graph? > > > It was linked via the first URL I posted; here is a driect link: > >http://www.malayter.com/Win2003NTPperformance.gif > > >> If you can automate the software deployment it may not be too bad. > > > Yes, but considering Windows Time Service can be controlled with no > > scripting at all (via group policy), and is already installed, widely > > depolying the real NTP on Windows machines can be a tough sell unless > > the extra precision is required. I know, because I have had "deploy > > real NTP to Windows machines" on my own potential project list for > > several years. But I have never been able to justify the added > > complexity of ntpd on 250+ Windows servers and workstations to myself. > > Testing ntpd on such a diverse hardware and software base isn't > > trivial. w32time works well enough for most of our needs, is already > > installed, and can be easily configured from a central location > > without scripting. > > Thanks for the URL - I had checked but not found it. > > It's your call on the effort required versus the precision needed, of > course. Be aware that the perfomance of W32time on versions of Windows > prior to Windows 2003 SP1 - particularly on Windows 2000 and XP - may not > be as good as that in your graph. > > Cheers, > David- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
Hi, Thank you all for your comments regarding my post. I'm overwhelmed by the generosity of your time and knowledge. I think I might try and push for NTP on the server estate and leave w32time as the time sync for the workstations. We have a policy for users to switch off workstations overnight so I would think the accuracy advantage of NTP would not be as clear cut. Thanks again for your help. Chris _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
