David Taylor <david-tay...@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > On 13/07/2012 08:45, Rob wrote: >> David Taylor <david-tay...@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >>> - can one have multiple pool commands? For example, at the moment on >>> one widely travelled PC I have: >>> >>> server 0.uk.pool.ntp.org iburst >>> server 1.uk.pool.ntp.org iburst >>> server 2.uk.pool.ntp.org iburst >>> server 0.nl.pool.ntp.org iburst >>> >>> How would that best be replaced? Something like the following, perhaps? >>> >>> pool uk.pool.ntp.org iburst >>> pool nl.pool.ntp.org iburst >> >> Why don't you drop the country codes from that? > > Because the PC does spend 90% of its time in the UK. > >> It already is questionable if it is a good idea to use them at all, >> and when you have a travelling PC it almost certainly is better not >> to try to overrule the location database. > > Noted and thanks, but I actually omitted some of the country-specific or > region-specific addresses I use when travelling.
The pool DNS server, when you use "pool pool.ntp.org" or "server pool.ntp.org", lookup your IP address in a location database and give you a server from the country you are residing in. No need to use uk. or nl. anymore, that is only a leftover from the past. > My two questions > remain unanswered: > > - can I have more than one pool entry > - is the "preempt" required? I know little about ntpd. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
