Joseph Gray wrote: > I just switched from using the built-in SNTP client for Windows XP to the > Windows binary of NTP that I got here: > http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm > > In both instances, I was using the us.pool.ntp.org servers. It seems that > the Windows XP implementation leaves something to be desired. The new NTP > client corrected my PC clock by over 1.5 seconds. Considering that I was > syncing to the same servers in both cases, this leads me to the conclusion > that Microsoft's implementation sucks.
As much as I hate to say it, it's not all Microsoft's fault :-). The fundamental difference between SNTP and NPT is that SNTP does only a period check and adjustment, so the clock can drift significantly between polls. NTP on the other hand attempts to continuously steer the clock, and uses a much more sophisticated algorithm to determine the offset. John _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
