Philip M. White wrote:
> Does the pool look favorably on members with dynamic IP addresses but
> static hostnames? At home I have a cable connection whose address
> changes every few weeks, but I maintain a static hostname for it.
Please don't add servers with dynamic addresses!
> I know that one can add a new server to the pool via a hostname, but
> info such as statistics is pulled up via an IP address; is the hostname
> re-resolved every so often, or is it resolved once during a server add?
>
> How does ntpd treat configured server hostnames? -- does it attempt to
> re-resolve them ever, or just once at startup?
Ntpd resolves hostnames once, at startup. It will lose track of your
server when it changes IPs. It is not uncommon for ntp deamons to run
uninterrupted for several months. If your IP address will be stable for
a year or longer, you could consider joining the pool.
Greetings,
Peter.
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