On 2017-02-01, Miroslav Lichvar <mlich...@redhat.com> wrote: > On 2017-02-01, sean <s...@sean.eternal-september.org> wrote: >> On 2017-01-30, William Unruh <un...@invalid.ca> wrote: >>> You do not say which OS you use. Windows (which version?), Mac, linux, >>> BSD? >> >> Primarily FreeBSD and OpenBSD, but also Linux. Knowning that, what's >> that mean in terms of a ntp client? > > IIRC openntpd runs on all these systems, but reference clocks are > supported only on OpenBSD. chrony supports FreeBSD and Linux (both with > refclocks), but not OpenBSD. ntpd supports everything. >
Cool. I'll probably install ntpd on my one windows laptop system to get more accurate time to the NTP pool. >>> chrony does not work on windows. ntpd is what what tends to ship with >>> linux distros. chrony gives better time discipline but has a smaller >>> user group. >> >> Well if I use Chrony with a GPS unit on something like a raspberry pi, >> would I be able to be apart of the NTP pool or is it limited to NTPD >> users only? > > Yes, you can do that. The pool project page recommends ntpd, but it's > not a requirement. There are quite a few openntpd and chrony servers in > the pool, including a couple of my own. > ah, cool. I didn't know I could see the ntp source. I'll have to check that out. I don't know if I'll be able to join the pool because I don't have a static IP. Although, if I register with a DNS name, couldn't I just update the A record if/when it changes? something like time.example.com. Thanks! _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
