I thought this (using [0123].pool...) was the default behavior / how we expected it to act?
-Jeff SIG: HUP On Jan 27, 2008, at 1:13 PM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > I have discovered an issue that affects anyone who runs ntpd on an OS > that uses the BIND resolver library *and* uses the pool servers. > > (to clarify, not directly an issue for the pool servers themselves, > but > definitely for anyone who uses them; however, this may over time > result > in sub-optimal access patterns for pool servers) > > It appears that the resolver library that comes with BIND 9.4.2, > unlike > previous versions, has a per-process DNS cache. This means round- > robin > DNS no longer works, and you have to use [123].region.pool.ntp.org in > your ntp.conf, or you will end up with just the same server several > times over. > > At present, this affects anyone running FreeBSD-CURRENT newer than > mid- > December or so, and anyone running FreeBSD 7. I'm not sure which > other > OSes it affects. > > I will try to follow this up with the appropriate FreeBSD people to > see > if this can be corrected before or immediately after the 7.0 release. > > DES > -- > Dag-Erling Smørgrav - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > timekeepers mailing list > [email protected] > https://fortytwo.ch/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/timekeepers _______________________________________________ timekeepers mailing list [email protected] https://fortytwo.ch/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/timekeepers
