[time-nuts] OT: NTP server questions

[Robert Darlington]

That won't work in my application.  I can't run anything on any server but
one I provide specifically for time, which is why I'm looking at dedicated
time servers.  Believe me when I say this crossed my mind and was crossed
off the list.     Just about every system is MS Windows based which means
one server to sync against unless I add complexity (add NTP) and that won't
work in my application since I only control a few of the systems and we
don't want anything else running but our custom software.  I can't dictate
to the other participants in the project that they run software and even if
I did they'd all end up doing it differently and I'd be back to one guy
using UTC, another TAI.....

Guys, I appreciate the comments and now it's just a matter of deciding what
hardware to buy.  I like my existing Symmetricom box but don't want to
re-purpose it for this project so it means buying a 2nd one.  They're all
roughly $4k starting so it's coming down to what color I like best ;-)

-Bob

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Chris Albertson <albertson.chris at gmail.com
> wrote:

> I had suggested the same thing.  In fact I'd argue not having an NTP box is
> more reliable than having one.  A non-esistant box can't fail.
>
> But don't run just one NTP server, run one on every non-overloaded
> server.  You clients will automatically sync with whichever server
> is "best"
>
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net>
> wrote:
> >
>
> > 100 systems is falling off a log.
> >
> > If you have some other server that isn't overloaded, it may be better
> overall
> > to run NTP on that system.  The idea is to avoid adding another box just
> for
> > NTP.  If you do something like that, you may still need a GPS unit.
> --
> =====
> Chris Albertson
> Redondo Beach, California
>
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