[time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

[Joseph Gray]

> At my QTH both of those servers are Stratum 2 and within a few hundredths
> of a second of the Right Time.
>
> Odd that you see them as Stratum 3, maybe you've got a firewall pulling
> tricks on you :-).
>
> The best way to configure a NTP client is with multiple (preferably
> 3 or 4) servers, ideally nearby network-wise and diverse time-source
> wise. It's pretty sad how almost all stratum 1's are locked to GPS
> these days. If your NTP software doesn't support multiple servers,
> it is REALLY REALLY a good idea to move to something that does...
> hint: check out http://www.ntp.org/
>
> Tim.

They do show as stratum 2. That text is showing that my PC is stratum 3.

The Meinberg software is a Windows port of the NTP software. It is 
configured to use three servers from the pool at ntp.org.

server 0.us.pool.ntp.org iburst
server 1.us.pool.ntp.org iburst
server 2.us.pool.ntp.org iburst