I wrote: > Debian has time servers: > > 0.debian.pool.ntp.org > 1.debian.pool.ntp.org > 2.debian.pool.ntp.org > 3.debian.pool.ntp.org
Bob Cox writes: > These are all aliases for 0.pool.ntp.org, 1.pool.ntp.org and so on. That is how Debian and ntp.org have set it up. It could change. See <http://www.pool.ntp.org/vendors.html>. > It's probably best to use servers as close to you as possible... Unless you have unusual requirements (you'll know) it really doesn't matter. It's just a few UDP packets per hour and just about any server anywhere in the world will get you within 100ms. > John - in your case it looks like your ISP is CenturyTel and they appear > to have a timeserver running on ntp0.centurytel.net... I prefer to use reliable sources. Also, as Chrony maintainer I feel that I should use my default configuration as much as possible. > It seems that ntp4.ja.net is preferred to ntp0.zen.co.uk despite the > longer delay, presumably because it's a stratum 1 server? Look at the jitter. The algorithm considers more than just the stratum and the round-trip delay. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
