> I just posted this same question about a week ago actually. I went > through and checked the order of servers in my ntp.conf and found that > the first server on the list was down quite often, so I rearranged my > list of servers. This has cut down on the number of > synchronization lost > messages I've been getting, but has not eliminated them altogether. (I > now get 4 - 5 per day, I was getting 30 - 60 a day before.) > Unfortunately, I don't have any sort of a cure-all for the problem.
You could use the 'prefer' keyword with the most reliable server. That would make ntpd choose that server for synchronisation among a group of more or less equal servers. But see the NTP documentation and judge for yourself if it makes sense for you. Cheers, Tobias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
