I'm using ntpd 4.2.4p4 on several Ubuntu 9.04 ("Jaunty") servers.Recently, I've been reconfiguring some of my servers to use the "pool" DNS names (e.g., "server 0.us.pool.ntp.org"). I've noticed that I sometimes end up associating with a stratum-1 server from a pool. As an experiment, I specified 0.de.pool.ntp.org (the German pool), and one of my servers is currently syncing to zit-net2.uni-paderborn.de (a stratum-1 server currently syncing to a DCF77 clock). I've seen this a couple of times with the US pool as well -- though I'm afraid it didn't occur to me at the time to write down the stratum-1 servers involved. Since (as I understand) end-user clients should avoid dealing directly with stratum-1 servers, I assume this probably isn't as it should be. Is it, in fact, proper for a stratum-1 server to be registered as part of a pool? Where -- if anywhere -- should I report a stratum-1 server found in a pool? Should I consider doing something in my ntp.conf so as to avoid bothering a server from a pool if it happens to be in stratum 1? Rich Wales ri...@richw.org, richwa...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
