"prefer" should only be used against one peer/server. This tells NTP that all things being equal, choose this one over the others. Not only do you list it in multiple peers, but also multiple times in the same line.
"iburst" tells it to send multiple packets when it is unsynchronized, which helps speed up the initial synchronization. "burst" on the other hand tells it to send multiple packets when it is synchronized. IIRC it is not recommended to use burst (except for specific cases). You don't really need iburst for your local clock. "minpoll 4" tells it poll every 16 seconds. That plus "iburst" should get you roughly synched up in a couple minutes instead of the usual 15-20. Don't expect to be synced in just "a couple seconds", it takes more time than that to build up data. If you just want a one-shot initial synchronization then use 'ntpdate'. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
