> $ for j in $(for i in 0 1 2 3;do host $i.us.pool.ntp.org;done|cut -d ' ' > -f4|sort -u|grep '^[0-9]');do ntpdate -dp1 $j|egrep > '^server|^stratum|^offset';done
I would make one alteration: Instead of ntpdate -dp1, use ntpdate -qp1. Or run both. Using -d gives you the precision, which is handy, although they are all pretty close together. Using -q gives you the delay, which helps to find servers closer to your location. At least I've always thought it was best (for a stratum 3 server) to use servers with the least lag/delay. On the flip side, I know NTP at large needs some inter-region action as well, so perhaps the delay should be ignored, as NTP compensates for that anyway? _______________________________________________ pool mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/pool
