Re: [ntp:questions] how to change the runtime priority of NTPD on Windows

2012-02-09 Thread Dave Hart
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 19:55, Ron Frazier (NTP) wrote: > It doesn't appear to me that -M is related to process priority, but to > internal scheduler timing.  I tinkered around with the -P parameter a > little, but couldn't detect any changes. -P is a no-op for the Windows port. Windows doesn't u

Re: [ntp:questions] how to change the runtime priority of NTPD on Windows

2012-02-08 Thread David J Taylor
Hello. I'm not sure who to address my reply to. Thanks for the link to the configuration info. Here are a couple of quotes from it: -M Raise scheduler precision to its maximum (1 ms) using timeBeginPeriod. (Windows only) -P /priority/ To the extent permitted by the operating system,

Re: [ntp:questions] how to change the runtime priority of NTPD on Windows

2012-02-08 Thread Ron Frazier (NTP)
On 2/3/2012 12:14 PM, E-Mail Sent to this address will be added to the BlackLists wrote: Ron Frazier (NTP) wrote: So, the question is, how do I force this process to always start at the priority that I want, rather than having to change it each time in Task Manager? Change the service

Re: [ntp:questions] how to change the runtime priority of NTPD on Windows

2012-02-08 Thread E-Mail Sent to this address will be added to the BlackLists
Ron Frazier (NTP) wrote: > I decided to install the Meinburg NTP server and monitor > on my Windows machines. ... > I updated the key NTP programs and am using NTP version > ntp-4.2.7p249-win-x86-bin from Dave Hart's website ... > using RealTime priority creates periodic spikes where the > o

Re: [ntp:questions] how to change the runtime priority of NTPD on Windows

2012-02-03 Thread Dave Hart
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 05:36, Ron Frazier (NTP) wrote: > The NTPD service always starts out at RealTime priority.  I believe, based > on some loopstats files, that using RealTime priority creates periodic > spikes where the offset upwards of 35 ms or so.  Also, the graph appears to > have random j

[ntp:questions] how to change the runtime priority of NTPD on Windows

2012-02-03 Thread Ron Frazier (NTP)
Hello all, My name is Ron Frazier and I'm a newbie to the list. I have several computers that dual boot between Windows and Ubuntu. I've been using NTP on Linux for a few years with its essentially default configuration and a few NIST servers. I recently got interested in more accurate time