>I'm preparing to build a few ntp servers for a somewhat large population of >NTP-misbehaving boxes (they top out at a 120 sec interval). > >So, to size this right - what kind of request load can I safely throw >at ntpd on a current Xeon server? > >Is 200 requests per second a problem? >What do you calculate?
Don't calculate, measure. I just measured over 5000 packets per second on a 1 GHz Via. You didn't specify what OS you are using. That may change things by a factor of two or more. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions