"Richard B. Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > David T. Ashley wrote: >> >> Any insight into whether 24 PPM is excessive for my server? > > Consider that a computer manufacturer typically spends something like $2 > US on the components for the clock! Consider, also, that they provide no > way to adjust the clock hardware. Computers are designed to compute, not > to keep time. The original IBM PC and PC/XT did not even have a clock; if > you wanted a clock it was an add-on at extra cost from a third party. > > 24 PPM is pretty good. Anything up to a hundred or two will usually work > just fine.
Thanks. Interesting. It seems to be a really steady error, i.e. seems to always be between 24 PPM and 24.5 PPM. I think I'll write a little software to plot it at a sampling frequency of once per hour. I'm wondering if it varies by time of day, temperature, etc. -- David T. Ashley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.e3ft.com (Consulting Home Page) http://www.dtashley.com (Personal Home Page) http://gpl.e3ft.com (GPL Publications and Projects) _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
