j...@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: [] > Solaris 10 Update 6 IS the latest release of Solaris and the provided > NTP is nowhere near the latest downloadable version of NTP. > > I would have to check, but I am pretty sure the same is true for > HP-UX. > > Not everyone runs Linux nor do they usually choose a OS for a rather > obscure feature like NTP. > > To get back to the original topic, it seems to me if one really cares > about absolute time, having just one hardware clock is not a very > robust solution no matter what OS or version of NTP is being used. > > I have one client that does care and has GPS timeserver appliances > at several sites with all the sites using all the NTP servers as > potential > sources so failing a major catastrophe at all sites, there is > redundancy.
If Solaris or HP-UX is still supplying NTP 3, I would be rather worried. I don't run Linux either. Yes, and I would want mixed-source reference clocks - i.e. some GPS and some radio. I suppose some atomic, although I've never needed timekeeping to that level. David _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions