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| From | Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: NTP.conf pool vs server |
| Date | 2017-06-07 16:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <tPKrv-7Vi-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <tPJ2q-77i-15@gated-at.bofh.it> <tPJc6-7aN-23@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Wednesday 07 June 2017 09:27:19 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Wed, Jun 07, 2017 at 05:56:59AM -0700, ray wrote: > > The latest Debian doc says to start the line with 'server'. > > The latest Debian implementation starts the line with 'pool'. > > > > Are these interchangeable? > > > > Additionally, there is a parameter 'iburst' which I did not find in > > the Debian docs but found at http://doc.ntp.org/4.1.1/confopt.htm > > For whatever it's worth, "iburst" is in ntp.conf(5) but "pool" is not. pool is normally a round robin server setup where any machine in the "pool" of machines can answer the query. Its part of the net address, not a keyword to ntp(date). If you ping -c1 pool.ntp.org, you'll see the machines address that answered that ping, but you may not get a reply from that same machine the next time you ping it. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
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NTP.conf pool vs server ray <ray@aarden.us> - 2017-06-07 15:20 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-06-07 15:30 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-06-07 16:50 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-06-07 16:40 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-06-07 17:00 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-06-07 17:00 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-06-07 17:10 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Joshua Schaeffer <jschaeffer0922@gmail.com> - 2017-06-07 17:30 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-06-07 17:50 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2017-06-07 18:10 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-06-07 17:20 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-06-08 01:10 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-06-08 14:30 +0200
Re: https_port "Adiel Plasencia Herrera" <adielp@estereocentro.icrt.cu> - 2017-06-08 14:50 +0200
Re: https_port Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-06-08 15:30 +0200
Re: https_port Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2017-06-08 17:00 +0200
Re: https_port "Adiel Plasencia Herrera" <adielp@estereocentro.icrt.cu> - 2017-06-08 17:20 +0200
Re: https_port Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-06-08 17:30 +0200
Re: https_port Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-06-08 17:40 +0200
Re: https_port Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-06-08 17:50 +0200
Re: https_port "Adiel Plasencia Herrera" <adielp@estereocentro.icrt.cu> - 2017-06-08 18:00 +0200
Re: https_port Jim Ohlstein <jim@mailman-hosting.com> - 2017-06-08 19:10 +0200
Re: https_port Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2017-06-09 16:40 +0200
Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again (was: https_port) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-06-09 16:50 +0200
Re: Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again (was: https_port) Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-06-09 17:20 +0200
Re: Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2017-06-09 17:20 +0200
Re: Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-06-09 18:00 +0200
Re: Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2017-06-09 21:20 +0200
Re: Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2017-06-10 04:20 +0200
Re: Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-06-10 16:00 +0200
Re: Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2017-06-10 16:30 +0200
Re: Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-06-10 18:00 +0200
Re: Reply-to-all or reply-to-list again (was: https_port) Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-06-09 17:30 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-06-08 16:10 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2017-06-07 18:10 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-06-07 18:30 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-06-11 18:00 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-06-11 19:30 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2017-06-08 08:40 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-06-08 09:20 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-06-08 15:40 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Jim Ohlstein <jim@mailman-hosting.com> - 2017-06-07 18:40 +0200
Re: NTP.conf pool vs server Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2017-06-07 17:00 +0200
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