[PLUG] ntp isn't keeping the clock accurate
Russell Senior
seniorr at aracnet.com
Fri Apr 11 12:51:02 UTC 2003
>>>>> "Rich" == Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> writes:
Paul> It's just a hack: the clock can sync with itself just in case
Paul> remote peers are unavailable. In /etc/ntp.conf, I declare the
Paul> local host to have a high (i.e., low-priority) stratum number:
Rich> Oh. That makes good sense.
Uh, how? What benefit is there in syncing with itself? Surely clock
A and clock A are _already_ in sync. I think this needs a little more
explanation.
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