On 2010-08-30, Richard B. Gilbert <rgilber...@comcast.net> wrote: > Venu Gopal wrote: >> Dear Friends, >> >> I would like to know about any specific configuration settings needed for >> latest Linux kernels. >> >> I am using Linux-2.6.35-2 with ntp-4.2.6p2. Following are the observations: >> >> 1. It takes a couple of hours for time to settle down to few usec. > > Absolutely normal! NTPD can sometimes need up to ten hours to achieve > the accuracy it is capable of. > > The design assumes that you will run NTPD 24 X 365. > > If you must run something 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, NTPD is a poor choice!! > If you will use it as designed, NTPD should be able to keep your clock > within microseconds of the correct time! > > NTPD has competitors with behavior closer to what you seem to be looking > for. It's my understanding that they have accuracy and stability > characteristics decidedly different than NTPD!
Yes, in the case of chrony, much better all around. (speed, accuracy,stability) _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
