Doug wrote: > From time to time people mention that the magic number of servers is > 4,5,7 and nine. However I can not find a reference or explanation for > the magical properties. Can anyone explain the background/basis in > general? And specifically how is five or seven preferable to six?
You want an odd number in case yuo have 2 "cliques" that each have a different idea of what the correct time is. ntpd wants a "majority" clique to sync to. H _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
