Dennis Hilberg, Jr. wrote: > Jan Hoevers wrote: > >>> 63.240.161.99 is actually synced to time-a.nist.gov and if you query >>> time-a.nist.gov you get one source there, the local clock, although it is >>> synced by the ACTS dial service. Maybe there's something wrong with the >>> ACTS >>> service and time-a.nist.gov is unable to sync, so it's wandering and >>> 63.240.161.99 is following it blindly, apparently. >>> >>> If that's the case, you'd think that the ntpd at 63.240.161.99 would have >>> declared time-a.nist.gov a falseticker a long time ago and chosen one of >>> its >>> other configured servers. Given that it hasn't though it might indicate >>> there are no other configured servers, which is never a good configuration >>> as we all can see. >>> >> No, not synced to time-a.nist.gov (why do you think so?), but to >> 78.103.190.106, which hasn't got a reverse dns and is reporting stratum 16. >> > > Note the last server: > > saturn:$ ntpq -pn > remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter > ============================================================================ > *127.127.28.0 .PPS. 0 l - 16 377 0.000 0.468 0.057 > +127.127.20.0 .GPS. 0 l 13 16 377 0.000 1.584 12.997 > -192.168.1.103 .WWVB. 1 u 6 16 376 0.175 13.474 0.102 > -140.142.16.34 .USNO. 1 u 90 128 377 14.410 2.828 1.764 > +132.249.20.88 .WWVB. 1 u 85 128 377 44.129 1.037 3.999 > -216.218.254.202 .CDMA. 1 u 83 128 377 35.292 2.851 2.892 > -198.60.22.240 .GPS. 1 u 88 128 377 52.885 2.951 2.146 > x63.240.161.99 129.6.15.28 2 u 98 128 377 68.375 319.594 0.851 > > The refid is that server's current system peer. > > saturn:$ dig -x 129.6.15.28 +short > time-a.nist.gov. > > Unless we are talking about a different server... > > I think it's using a dialup to sync and only doing it every few days (if you look at the graph no it has a sawtooth step in it) http://www.pool.ntp.org/scores/63.240.161.99
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