Danny Mayer wrote: > Richard B. gilbert wrote: >> Donald Murray, P.Eng. wrote: >>> On 10 Feb 2007 02:16:02 GMT, Steve Kostecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 2007-02-08, Donald Murray, P.Eng. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> How quickly can an isolated ntp server respond to 'ntpdate' >>>>> queries after the server starts? >> <snip> >>> I bet this sounds pretty awful to most of you. It sounds kind of >>> awful >>> to me as well. >>> >>> Thanks for your suggestions. I appreciate everyone taking the time >>> to respond. Do I get a prize for most inappropriate use of ntp? ;-) >> >> >> You have NO IDEA how fierce the competition for that prize is!!!!! >> >> I don't think we've seen anybody trying to NTP to drive nails or fix >> a dripping faucet but sooner or later we'll get those too. > > Well using it as a thermometer is one of the more interesting > usages... > > Danny
I use it to detect if there has been a break in a satellite signal. When there is a break, the receiver code goes wild and grabs all the CPU, resulting in a transient visible by plotting NTP offset.... David _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
