Carlos E. R. wrote:
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On 10/01/2020 19.47, James Knott wrote: | On 2020-01-10 01:28 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote: |> On 10/01/2020 16.59, James Knott wrote: |>> On 2020-01-10 10:53 AM, Per Jessen wrote: |>>> I guess this is the Linux version of "a man with one watch |>>> always knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never |>>> sure":-) |>> |>> With NTP, the recommendation is at least 3 sources, as with 2, |>> if one is wrong, you don't know which one. I have my |>> firewall/router configured for 4. |> |> But if your internal desktop machine is using ntp, it also need 4 |> sources. | | For internal devices, I just use 1, my firewall.
And that can make ntp to abort and ntpq to fail. You have to use some other daemon instead with just one clock source.
I use a setup much like James', just one source. It is our DNS an DHCP server which is also the DCF77 receiver. In the last 15 years, it has not made ntp abort. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (6.9°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - dedicated server rental in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org