Need trusted NTP Sources

Sat Feb 8 20:53:49 UTC 2014

On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 01:14:09PM -0500, Jared Mauch wrote:
> If you want something that is "cheap" as in you for your home, I can 
> recommend this: ~$350 w/ antenna, etc..
> 
> http://www.netburnerstore.com/product_p/pk70ex-ntp.htm
> 
> You can get the whole thing going quickly.  Majdi has also had good luck 
> with this unit (perhaps he wants to chime-in, heh pun unintended) regarding 
> a few other devices.

	The Netburner NTP sample app works well enough for basic home
use, although I get better timing performance out of a fleet of hand
modified Soekrii.

	I've been modifying NET4801s to include internal Motorola Oncore
timing receivers (this is a tight fit, but doable, in the factory
cases), or to break out their second serial port for connections to 
external reference clocks.  (I have one connected to a TrueTime TL-3 to
use WWV as a backup to GPS, but it can also be a travelling GPS NTP
server with, say, a Garmin GPS18lvc connected.)

	You can make your own sub-$150 NTP server -- I'll spare the
list the details, but those that are interested should see:

	http://puck.nether.net/~majdi/ntp/

	Feedback is appreciated -- I've only spent about an hour on
this doc, and it assumes a lot of familiarity with FreeBSD.  I will
try to flesh it out more as I have time.

	Cheers,

	--msa