NTP Server

Steven Hill sjh at waroffice.net
Sun Oct 24 21:14:39 UTC 2010


On Sun, 24 Oct 2010, Christopher Morrow wrote:

>> How do you knew that your local NTP server knew what time it is?  (for sure)
>
> this question is a trap.

Quite.

We had 2 HP 5071s,(+ several GPS standards) and at the time being the 
definition of a second, either could be correct at any time. When I took 
a moment to think about it, and discovered both standards were correct, 
and yet disagreed, my brain fell out.

-- 
Steven Hill

"Women and cats will do as they please,
and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
 				- Robert A. Heinlein


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