Dave, I changed my configuration, but there is no change in operation
# Miscellaneous stuff tinker allan 7 tos maxclock 5 minsane 3 As for my question on server selection, all these servers are routers on a corporate network. If 6 servers have the same offset and 3 do not which ones would you choose? I choose the 6 servers with the same offset. -----Original Message----- From: questions-bounces+edward.mischanko=arcelormittal....@lists.ntp.org [mailto:questions-bounces+edward.mischanko=arcelormittal....@lists.ntp.o rg] On Behalf Of David Woolley Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 4:04 AM To: questions@lists.ntp.org Subject: Re: [ntp:questions] Selection and Clustering of candidates Mischanko, Edward T wrote: > Some of the servers > NTP selects have offsets that are higher than the majority; These might be the ones with the most correct time. A high offset only indicates a poor time if you are certain that the local time is absolutely correct. > Why are they being selected? Because they have times that are consistent with the times from all the other selected ones and NTP_MAXCLOCKS in ntpd.h hasn't been reached. > Why are so many being selected when I really want the best 5 or 6. How is ntpd to determine that they are the best ones. A high offset may simply mean the local time is wrong. > > # Miscellaneous stuff > tinker allan 7 > tos minclock 4 minsane 3 It is tos maxclock, but it doesn't seem to be documented in at least some versions of the HTML. >> I changed my configuration, but there is no change in operation >> # Miscellaneous stuff >> tinker allan 7 >> tos maxclock 5 minsane 3 _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
