[time-nuts] NTP for 64 bit windows

[bg at lysator.liu.se]

Hi Anthony,

>> Has anyone come across a NTP client that uses native 64 Win 7 code? I've
>> noticed all the 64 bit versions are running under WOW. I've use Meinberg
>> now found another source out of Poland.
>
> Windows has long had its own built-in NTP client. All you have to do
> is use that. You can change the parameters as needed (I always point
> the built-in client to my local NTP server and set the update
> frequency to once every few minutes, given the poor accuracy of PC
> clocks).
>
> --
> Anthony

1) Does windows really implement NTP? I thought it was SNTP.

2) PC hardware running Linux/xBSD and the NTP reference implementation,
runs very well att polling rates of 1024 seconds or longer. (Keeping sub
1ms accuracy towards local S1-servers.)


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    Björn