ntpd strange problem

Wojciech Puchar wojtek at puchar.net
Tue Oct 9 06:43:06 UTC 2018


>> Strange but today (4 days after i restarted ntpd) it seems to be in sync
>
> A couple of suggestions:
> * (especially if you have an ADSL link): The NTP protocol assumes that
> the path between the client and server are have symmetric timing.  In

i have gigabit connectivity with low and stable delays. so it's not this.

> my experience, bulk uploads or downloads can cause significant path
> delay asymmetries, which can confuse ntpd.
> * You only have a single server and are therefore dependent on the
> trustworthiness of that server.  A few more servers could be useful.

this server is quite (actually excellently) stable and i trust it.


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