On 2011-07-16 01:23, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 18:05 +0200, Per Jessen wrote:
If properly configured ntp will _always_ have a server - the local clock. The drift of the local clock oscillator will have been determined, so ntp will use that to keep massaging the clock until a better source becomes available.
But the localclock, when ntp is used, is from the BIOS, which is UTC, which is incorrect.
No! X'-) You are confusing things. The BIOS clock is not used at all for this. And even if it were, it is taken into account its being UTC or local, this doesn't have any effect. If it does, it is due to the keyboard-chair interface >:-P -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 11.4 x86_64 "Celadon" at Telcontar) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 11.4 x86_64 "Celadon" at Telcontar)