Re: NTP weirdness
On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 05:21:19PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> I have two machines which are running NTP. They both synchronize to
> these servers in /etc/ntp.conf:
>
> server ntp2.usno.navy.mil
> server ntp-1.vt.edu
> server ntp-2.vt.edu
>
> Now, here is where the weidrness comes in. The two servers' clocks are
> perfectly in sync. I have three machines (2 desktops/1 laptop) which
> synchronize to the two above named servers (not the upstream NTP
> servers). Anyhow, two of them are always within five seconds of the two
> local NTP servers. The third machine gains about 5 minutes every two
> days. There is nothing in the logs to indicate a problem with NTP. It
> just gains time rather quickly.
>
> Any pointers would be appreciated.
I've never used NTP directly but use chrony in a similar situation (only
one server though) with chrony running on all computers. No problems at
all.
Good luck.
Doug.
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