> This is because ntpd computes the system time adjustment from the > weighted measurements against the system peer *and* from the candidates.
Gee! That is interesting. :-o > Usually the GPS refclock provides high accuracy and low jitter, but NTP > servers on the network provide much more jitter and less accuracy, so if > the network sources are also taken into account then the computed system > time adjustment becomes less accurate. > > So it's not generally better to use other time sources beside a GPS > receiver. > > You can simply try this if you look at the smoothness of the loopstats > generated with a GPS receiver only vs. the loopstats generated with a > GPS receiver plus some NTP servers on the network. I'll certainly test it. :-) Regards Gabor _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
