[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Jussi, > > Why should the exact instant when NTP polls be important? It doesn't > matter whether the polling interval is 64 seconds or 64.1 seconds or > whatever. > > IIRC, there is some logic in NTP that deliberately staggers the > polling of servers when NTP starts up. If this were not done, NTP > would try to poll all its servers more-or-less simultaneously, > causing > bursty network traffic. See > http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/ntpd.html#op: "In order to > protect the network from bunching, the initial poll interval for each > server is delayed an interval randomized over a few seconds." > > Paul >
I'm developing a system that utilize NTP. Unfortunately, the details of the system are confidential. For this system to work properly, it is essential that polling phase inside a second is approximately constant related to the clock of the client, like I explained earlier. I'm using only one NTP server to poll from. Can you tell me what files/parts/functions in the source code do the polling, from where I can check it out how the timing works. Jussi _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions