Dennis Hilberg, Jr. wrote: > Chuck wrote: > I read through the RFC a bit, and read the 'ntpq' man page where it > describes the tally codes. Ntpd does make use of up to 10 servers, but only > after they've been sorted by synchronization distance, which is the root > dispersion + 1/2 the delay. Ntpd will poll all servers listed in the > ntp.conf, even if you have 50 (!).
This is basically accurate. There are reports of 30+ servers in a config where NTPd "goes nuts". NTPd would end up bouncing through the servers making the setup unstable. This is why noselect is important if you track other servers. It allows you to poll without it impacting your stability. _______________________________________________ timekeepers mailing list [email protected] https://fortytwo.ch/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/timekeepers
