In article <1243711613.525...@news1nwk>, Brian Utterback <[email protected]> writes: >David Woolley wrote:
>> It only requires 2. The argument about having four initially is about >> having a clear majority even after rejecting one. > >I am not sure what you are saying. Are you saying that 4 servers allow >you to have a failed server and then outvote a falseticker. I don't >think that is true. And it definitely takes three servers to outvote >one falseticker in some cases. NTP deals in intervals, and it takes >two servers to define one interval, and then one more to make that >interval outvote all the others possible intervals. So, three servers >will always outvote a single falseticker, but two will not always >outvote a single falseticker. What cases does it take 3 servers to outvote a falseticker? I thought the idea behind using 4 severs was that 3 was the magic number (2 could outvote a falseticker) and you still had 3 after 1 (of the 4) died. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
