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[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

> On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 14:40 +0200, Per Jessen wrote:
>
> > Here is an excerp of my ntp-log, you'll see it changing
> > servers/stratum several times per day:
> >
> > http://files.jessen.ch/ntp-sync
> >
> > LOCAL is localhost, GENERIC is DCF77, the two ip-addresses are a
> > stratum 0 and a stratum 1 server respectively.
>
> Perhaps it gets a chance to change when the system is on all the time.
> A laptop or otherwise non-stationary system tends to be on and off all
> the time. Perhaps ntp never gets a chance to re-check for a better
> server. 

Hmm, yes, that is possible - said in another way, it never has a
connection for long enough to establish a solid connection to the time
source.  I can't help thinking your 2ms accuracy is asking a lot in
such a situation, but that's just my gut feeling. 


/Per

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Per Jessen, Zürich (20.4°C)

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