From 6f8398c273e8e2a6fcc335a5cc1af99f3cff684e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sandro Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 10:27:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update HowTo to on using the pool * default to use of pool directive * default to us of 2. pools (for IPv6) * document us of chrony and timedatectl * provide updated samples * fix dead links * use tab for indent throughout the file --- docs/ntppool/en/use.html | 75 ++++++++++++------- ...-config.html => sample-legacy-config.html} | 4 +- docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html | 8 ++ docs/ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html | 4 + 4 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) rename docs/ntppool/use/{sample-config.html => sample-legacy-config.html} (100%) create mode 100644 docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html create mode 100644 docs/ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html diff --git a/docs/ntppool/en/use.html b/docs/ntppool/en/use.html index 4fb6fa034..f6e69a4bc 100644 --- a/docs/ntppool/en/use.html +++ b/docs/ntppool/en/use.html @@ -13,12 +13,12 @@

How do I use pool.ntp.org?

The 0, 1, 2 and 3.pool.ntp.org names point to a random set of servers that will change every hour. Make sure your computer's clock is set to something sensible (within a few minutes of the 'true' time) - you could use ntpdate - pool.ntp.org, or you could just use the date command and set it + 2.pool.ntp.org, or you could just use the date command and set it to your wristwatch. Start ntpd, and after some time (this could take as long as half an hour!), ntpq -pn should output something like:

- [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-ntpq.html" %] + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-pool-ntpq.html" %]

The IP addresses will be different, because you've been assigned random @@ -26,10 +26,35 @@

How do I use pool.ntp.org?

asterisk (*), this means your computer gets the time from the internet - you'll never have to worry about it again!

+

On more recent Linux operating systems, time setting has been delegated to + systemd. You can use timedatectl to set the time: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html" %] + +

+ On RedHat et al. (Fedora, CentOS, etc.) chronyd + has replaced ntpd as the default NTP client (and server). With respect + to the time source configuration it uses the same syntax as ntpd, + so you can use the example above. Usually, the shipped configuration comes with a + a sensible default using the distribution's vendor pool and doesn't need any adjusting at all. + For checking on the synchronization status, use chronyc -n sources. + The output is similar to ntpq including the asterisk designating + the current time source. +

+

On older systems, ntpd may not support the pool configuration described + above. The following should work with legacy ntpd versions: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-ntpq.html" %] +

- Looking up pool.ntp.org (or 0.pool.ntp.org, + Looking up 2.pool.ntp.org (or 0.pool.ntp.org, 1.pool.ntp.org, etc) will usually return IP addresses for servers - in or close to your country. For most users this will give the best results. + in or close to your country. For most users this will give the best results.
+ Note: For historical reasons only 2.pool.ntp.org will + return both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. The other names only + return IPv4 addresses.

You can also use the continental zones (For example @@ -46,13 +71,13 @@

How do I use pool.ntp.org?

If you're using a recent Windows version, you can use the ntp client that is built into the system. As administrator enter

-w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org 2.pool.ntp.org 3.pool.ntp.org"
+w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"2.pool.ntp.org 3.pool.ntp.org 0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org"

at the command prompt. This will work on Windows 2003 and newer. If you use an older version of windows you can try

-net time /setsntp:"0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org 2.pool.ntp.org"
+net time /setsntp:"2.pool.ntp.org 3.pool.ntp.org 0.pool.ntp.org"

The same can be achieved by, as administrator, right-clicking the clock in the taskbar, @@ -73,23 +98,23 @@

How do I use pool.ntp.org?

Additional Notes

-

Consider if the NTP Pool is appropriate - for your use. If business, organization or human life - depends on having correct time or can be harmed by it being - wrong, you shouldn't "just get it off the internet". The NTP - Pool is generally very high quality, but it is a service run - by volunteers in their spare time. Please talk to your - equipment and service vendors about getting local and reliable - service setup for you. See also our terms - of service. - - We recommend time servers from - Meinberg, - but you can also find time servers from - End Run, - Spectracom - and many others. -

+

Consider if the NTP Pool is appropriate + for your use. If business, organization or human life + depends on having correct time or can be harmed by it being + wrong, you shouldn't "just get it off the internet". The NTP + Pool is generally very high quality, but it is a service run + by volunteers in their spare time. Please talk to your + equipment and service vendors about getting local and reliable + service setup for you. See also our terms + of service. + + We recommend time servers from + Meinberg, + but you can also find time servers from + End Run, + Orolia + and many others. +

If you have a static IP address and a reasonable Internet connection (bandwidth is not so important, but it should be stable and not too highly loaded), please @@ -114,7 +139,7 @@

Additional Notes

servers are really file or mail or webservers which just happen to also run ntp. So don't use more than four time servers in your configuration, and don't play tricks with burst or minpoll - all you will gain is extra - load on the volunteer time servers.

+ load on the volunteer time servers.

Make sure that the time zone configuration of your computer is correct. ntpd itself does not do anything about the time zones, it just uses UTC @@ -123,7 +148,7 @@

Additional Notes

If you are synchronising a network to pool.ntp.org, please set up one of your computers as a time server and synchronize the other computers to that one. (you'll have some reading to do - it's not difficult though. And there's always - the comp.protocols.time.ntp newsgroup.)

+ the community to help out.)

At this point, I'd like to thank those donating their time and timeservers to this network.

diff --git a/docs/ntppool/use/sample-config.html b/docs/ntppool/use/sample-legacy-config.html similarity index 100% rename from docs/ntppool/use/sample-config.html rename to docs/ntppool/use/sample-legacy-config.html index d09f36c52..f97f41e0e 100644 --- a/docs/ntppool/use/sample-config.html +++ b/docs/ntppool/use/sample-legacy-config.html @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ 
 driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
 
-server 0.pool.ntp.org
-server 1.pool.ntp.org
 server 2.pool.ntp.org
 server 3.pool.ntp.org
+server 0.pool.ntp.org
+server 1.pool.ntp.org
diff --git a/docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html b/docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d43b0eb41 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +
+driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
+
+pool 2.pool.ntp.org iburst
+pool 3.pool.ntp.org iburst
+pool 0.pool.ntp.org iburst
+pool 1.pool.ntp.org iburst
+
diff --git a/docs/ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html b/docs/ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fd42db73d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +
+timedatectl set-timezone "Europe/Kiev"
+timedatectl set-time "2012-10-30 18:17:16"
+
From 03859caf69c04572e832061aae41b07b190ac309 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sandro Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 10:40:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Whitespace (space vs. tabs) Use space indentation throughout the file. --- docs/ntppool/en/use.html | 278 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 139 insertions(+), 139 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/ntppool/en/use.html b/docs/ntppool/en/use.html index f6e69a4bc..0355aa4f0 100644 --- a/docs/ntppool/en/use.html +++ b/docs/ntppool/en/use.html @@ -1,155 +1,155 @@ [% page.title = 'How do I setup NTP to use the pool?' %]
-

How do I use pool.ntp.org?

- -

- If you just want to synchronise your computers clock to the network, the configuration file (for the ntpd program from the ntp.org distribution, on any supported operating system - Linux, *BSD, Windows and even some more exotic systems) is really simple: -

- - [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-config.html" %] - -

- The 0, 1, 2 and 3.pool.ntp.org names point to a random set of servers that will - change every hour. Make sure your computer's clock is set to something - sensible (within a few minutes of the 'true' time) - you could use ntpdate - 2.pool.ntp.org, or you could just use the date command and set it - to your wristwatch. Start ntpd, and after some time (this could take as long as - half an hour!), ntpq -pn should output something like: -

- - [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-pool-ntpq.html" %] - -

- The IP addresses will be different, because you've been assigned random - timeservers. The essential thing is that one of the lines starts with an - asterisk (*), this means your computer gets the time from the internet - - you'll never have to worry about it again! -

-

On more recent Linux operating systems, time setting has been delegated to - systemd. You can use timedatectl to set the time: -

- - [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html" %] - -

- On RedHat et al. (Fedora, CentOS, etc.) chronyd - has replaced ntpd as the default NTP client (and server). With respect - to the time source configuration it uses the same syntax as ntpd, - so you can use the example above. Usually, the shipped configuration comes with a - a sensible default using the distribution's vendor pool and doesn't need any adjusting at all. - For checking on the synchronization status, use chronyc -n sources. - The output is similar to ntpq including the asterisk designating - the current time source. -

-

On older systems, ntpd may not support the pool configuration described - above. The following should work with legacy ntpd versions: -

- - [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-ntpq.html" %] - -

- Looking up 2.pool.ntp.org (or 0.pool.ntp.org, - 1.pool.ntp.org, etc) will usually return IP addresses for servers - in or close to your country. For most users this will give the best results.
- Note: For historical reasons only 2.pool.ntp.org will - return both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. The other names only - return IPv4 addresses. -

- -

You can also use the continental zones (For example - europe, - north-america, - oceania - or asia.pool.ntp.org), - and a country zone (like - ch.pool.ntp.org in Switzerland) - for all these zones, you can again use the 0, - 1 or 2 prefixes, like 0.ch.pool.ntp.org. Note, however, that the country zone - might not exist for your country, or might contain only one or two timeservers. -

-

- If you're using a recent Windows version, you can use the ntp - client that is built into the system. As administrator enter

+

How do I use pool.ntp.org?

+ +

+ If you just want to synchronise your computers clock to the network, the configuration file (for the ntpd program from the ntp.org distribution, on any supported operating system - Linux, *BSD, Windows and even some more exotic systems) is really simple: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-config.html" %] + +

+ The 0, 1, 2 and 3.pool.ntp.org names point to a random set of servers that will + change every hour. Make sure your computer's clock is set to something + sensible (within a few minutes of the 'true' time) - you could use ntpdate + 2.pool.ntp.org, or you could just use the date command and set it + to your wristwatch. Start ntpd, and after some time (this could take as long as + half an hour!), ntpq -pn should output something like: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-pool-ntpq.html" %] + +

+ The IP addresses will be different, because you've been assigned random + timeservers. The essential thing is that one of the lines starts with an + asterisk (*), this means your computer gets the time from the internet + - you'll never have to worry about it again! +

+

On more recent Linux operating systems, time setting has been delegated to + systemd. You can use timedatectl to set the time: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html" %] + +

+ On RedHat et al. (Fedora, CentOS, etc.) chronyd + has replaced ntpd as the default NTP client (and server). With respect + to the time source configuration it uses the same syntax as ntpd, + so you can use the example above. Usually, the shipped configuration comes with a + a sensible default using the distribution's vendor pool and doesn't need any adjusting at all. + For checking on the synchronization status, use chronyc -n sources. + The output is similar to ntpq including the asterisk designating + the current time source. +

+

On older systems, ntpd may not support the pool configuration described + above. The following should work with legacy ntpd versions: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-ntpq.html" %] + +

+ Looking up 2.pool.ntp.org (or 0.pool.ntp.org, + 1.pool.ntp.org, etc) will usually return IP addresses for servers + in or close to your country. For most users this will give the best results.
+ Note: For historical reasons only 2.pool.ntp.org will + return both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. The other names only + return IPv4 addresses. +

+ +

You can also use the continental zones (For example + europe, + north-america, + oceania + or asia.pool.ntp.org), + and a country zone (like + ch.pool.ntp.org in Switzerland) - for all these zones, you can again use the 0, + 1 or 2 prefixes, like 0.ch.pool.ntp.org. Note, however, that the country zone + might not exist for your country, or might contain only one or two timeservers. +

+

+ If you're using a recent Windows version, you can use the ntp + client that is built into the system. As administrator enter

 w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"2.pool.ntp.org 3.pool.ntp.org 0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org"
-

- at the command prompt. This will work on Windows 2003 and newer. If you use an - older version of windows you can try

+

+ at the command prompt. This will work on Windows 2003 and newer. If you use an + older version of windows you can try

 net time /setsntp:"2.pool.ntp.org 3.pool.ntp.org 0.pool.ntp.org"
-

- The same can be achieved by, as administrator, right-clicking the clock in the taskbar, - selecting 'Adjust Date/Time' and entering the server name in the 'Internet Time' tab. -

+

+ The same can be achieved by, as administrator, right-clicking the clock in the taskbar, + selecting 'Adjust Date/Time' and entering the server name in the 'Internet Time' tab. +

-

- Meinberg made a port of the ntp daemon for windows. -

+

+ Meinberg made a port of the ntp daemon for windows. +

-

- If your Windows system is part of a domain, you might not be able to independently update your computer time. +

+ If your Windows system is part of a domain, you might not be able to independently update your computer time. - For more information about setting the time on windows, see How Windows Time Service Works. -

+ For more information about setting the time on windows, see How Windows Time Service Works. +

-

Additional Notes

- -

Consider if the NTP Pool is appropriate - for your use. If business, organization or human life - depends on having correct time or can be harmed by it being - wrong, you shouldn't "just get it off the internet". The NTP - Pool is generally very high quality, but it is a service run - by volunteers in their spare time. Please talk to your - equipment and service vendors about getting local and reliable - service setup for you. See also our terms - of service. - - We recommend time servers from - Meinberg, - but you can also find time servers from - End Run, - Orolia - and many others. -

- -

If you have a static IP address and a reasonable Internet connection (bandwidth - is not so important, but it should be stable and not too highly loaded), please - consider donating your server to the server pool. It doesn't cost you more than - a few hundred bytes per second traffic, but you help this project survive. - Please read the joining page for more information. -

- -

If your Internet provider has a timeserver, or if you know of a good timeserver - near you, you should use that and not this list - you'll probably get better - time and you'll use fewer network resources. If you know only one timeserver - near you, you can of course use that and two from pool.ntp.org or so.

- -

It can rarely happen that you are assigned the same timeserver twice - - just restarting the ntp server usually solves this problem. If you - use a country zone, please note that it may be because there is only - one server known in the project - better use a continental zone in - that case. You can browse the zones to see how - many servers we have in each zone.

- -

Be friendly. Many servers are provided by volunteers, and almost all time - servers are really file or mail or webservers which just happen to also run ntp. - So don't use more than four time servers in your configuration, and don't play - tricks with burst or minpoll - all you will gain is extra - load on the volunteer time servers.

- -

Make sure that the time zone configuration of your computer is correct. - ntpd itself does not do anything about the time zones, it just uses UTC - internally.

- -

If you are synchronising a network to pool.ntp.org, please set up one of your - computers as a time server and synchronize the other computers to that one. - (you'll have some reading to do - it's not difficult though. And there's always - the community to help out.)

- -

At this point, I'd like to thank those donating their time and timeservers to - this network.

+

Additional Notes

+ +

Consider if the NTP Pool is appropriate + for your use. If business, organization or human life + depends on having correct time or can be harmed by it being + wrong, you shouldn't "just get it off the internet". The NTP + Pool is generally very high quality, but it is a service run + by volunteers in their spare time. Please talk to your + equipment and service vendors about getting local and reliable + service setup for you. See also our terms + of service. + + We recommend time servers from + Meinberg, + but you can also find time servers from + End Run, + Orolia + and many others. +

+ +

If you have a static IP address and a reasonable Internet connection (bandwidth + is not so important, but it should be stable and not too highly loaded), please + consider donating your server to the server pool. It doesn't cost you more than + a few hundred bytes per second traffic, but you help this project survive. + Please read the joining page for more information. +

+ +

If your Internet provider has a timeserver, or if you know of a good timeserver + near you, you should use that and not this list - you'll probably get better + time and you'll use fewer network resources. If you know only one timeserver + near you, you can of course use that and two from pool.ntp.org or so.

+ +

It can rarely happen that you are assigned the same timeserver twice - + just restarting the ntp server usually solves this problem. If you + use a country zone, please note that it may be because there is only + one server known in the project - better use a continental zone in + that case. You can browse the zones to see how + many servers we have in each zone.

+ +

Be friendly. Many servers are provided by volunteers, and almost all time + servers are really file or mail or webservers which just happen to also run ntp. + So don't use more than four time servers in your configuration, and don't play + tricks with burst or minpoll - all you will gain is extra + load on the volunteer time servers.

+ +

Make sure that the time zone configuration of your computer is correct. + ntpd itself does not do anything about the time zones, it just uses UTC + internally.

+ +

If you are synchronising a network to pool.ntp.org, please set up one of your + computers as a time server and synchronize the other computers to that one. + (you'll have some reading to do - it's not difficult though. And there's always + the community to help out.)

+ +

At this point, I'd like to thank those donating their time and timeservers to + this network.

From ef6d93f9d8239ea32649385041c2a76fe0578fa1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sandro Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 09:11:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Squashed commit of the following: Implement suggested changes from #218 * Use a single pool directive * minor editorial changes * Revert "Whitespace (space vs. tabs)" --- docs/ntppool/en/use.html | 279 ++++++++++++----------- docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html | 7 +- 2 files changed, 142 insertions(+), 144 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/ntppool/en/use.html b/docs/ntppool/en/use.html index 0355aa4f0..5cb0dff11 100644 --- a/docs/ntppool/en/use.html +++ b/docs/ntppool/en/use.html @@ -1,155 +1,156 @@ [% page.title = 'How do I setup NTP to use the pool?' %]
-

How do I use pool.ntp.org?

- -

- If you just want to synchronise your computers clock to the network, the configuration file (for the ntpd program from the ntp.org distribution, on any supported operating system - Linux, *BSD, Windows and even some more exotic systems) is really simple: -

- - [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-config.html" %] - -

- The 0, 1, 2 and 3.pool.ntp.org names point to a random set of servers that will - change every hour. Make sure your computer's clock is set to something - sensible (within a few minutes of the 'true' time) - you could use ntpdate - 2.pool.ntp.org, or you could just use the date command and set it - to your wristwatch. Start ntpd, and after some time (this could take as long as - half an hour!), ntpq -pn should output something like: -

- - [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-pool-ntpq.html" %] - -

- The IP addresses will be different, because you've been assigned random - timeservers. The essential thing is that one of the lines starts with an - asterisk (*), this means your computer gets the time from the internet - - you'll never have to worry about it again! -

-

On more recent Linux operating systems, time setting has been delegated to - systemd. You can use timedatectl to set the time: -

- - [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html" %] - -

- On RedHat et al. (Fedora, CentOS, etc.) chronyd - has replaced ntpd as the default NTP client (and server). With respect - to the time source configuration it uses the same syntax as ntpd, - so you can use the example above. Usually, the shipped configuration comes with a - a sensible default using the distribution's vendor pool and doesn't need any adjusting at all. - For checking on the synchronization status, use chronyc -n sources. - The output is similar to ntpq including the asterisk designating - the current time source. -

-

On older systems, ntpd may not support the pool configuration described - above. The following should work with legacy ntpd versions: -

- - [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-ntpq.html" %] - -

- Looking up 2.pool.ntp.org (or 0.pool.ntp.org, - 1.pool.ntp.org, etc) will usually return IP addresses for servers - in or close to your country. For most users this will give the best results.
- Note: For historical reasons only 2.pool.ntp.org will - return both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. The other names only - return IPv4 addresses. -

- -

You can also use the continental zones (For example - europe, - north-america, - oceania - or asia.pool.ntp.org), - and a country zone (like - ch.pool.ntp.org in Switzerland) - for all these zones, you can again use the 0, - 1 or 2 prefixes, like 0.ch.pool.ntp.org. Note, however, that the country zone - might not exist for your country, or might contain only one or two timeservers. -

-

- If you're using a recent Windows version, you can use the ntp - client that is built into the system. As administrator enter

+

How do I use pool.ntp.org?

+ +

+ If you just want to synchronise your computers clock to the network, the configuration file (for the ntpd program from the ntp.org distribution, on any supported operating system - Linux, *BSD, Windows and even some more exotic systems) is really simple: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-config.html" %] + +

+ The 0, 1, 2 and 3.pool.ntp.org names point to a random set of servers that will + change every couple of minutes. Make sure your computer's clock is set to something + sensible (within a few minutes of the 'true' time) - you could use ntpdate + 2.pool.ntp.org, or you could just use the date command and set it + to your wristwatch. Start ntpd, and after some time (this could take as long as + half an hour!), ntpq -pn should output something like: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-pool-ntpq.html" %] + +

+ The IP addresses will be different, because you've been assigned random + timeservers. The essential thing is that one of the lines starts with an + asterisk (*), this means your computer gets the time from the internet + - you'll never have to worry about it again! +

+

On more recent Linux operating systems, time setting has been delegated to + systemd. You can use timedatectl to set the time: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-timedatectl.html" %] + +

+ On some Linux distributions chronyd + has replaced ntpd as the default NTP client (and server). With respect + to the time source configuration it uses the same syntax as ntpd, + so you can use the example above, leaving out the tos maxclock line. + Usually, the shipped configuration comes with a sensible default using the distribution's + vendor pool and doesn't need any adjusting at all. + For checking on the synchronization status, use chronyc -n sources. + The output is similar to ntpq including the asterisk designating + the current time source. +

+

On older systems, ntpd may not support the pool configuration described + above. The following should work with legacy ntpd versions: +

+ + [% INCLUDE "ntppool/use/sample-ntpq.html" %] + +

+ Looking up 2.pool.ntp.org (or 0.pool.ntp.org, + 1.pool.ntp.org, etc) will usually return IP addresses for servers + in or close to your country. For most users this will give the best results.
+ Note: For historical reasons only 2.pool.ntp.org will + return both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. The other names only + return IPv4 addresses. +

+ +

You can also use the continental zones (For example + europe, + north-america, + oceania + or asia.pool.ntp.org), + and a country zone (like + ch.pool.ntp.org in Switzerland) - for all these zones, you can again use the 0, + 1 or 2 prefixes, like 0.ch.pool.ntp.org. Note, however, that the country zone + might not exist for your country, or might contain only one or two timeservers. +

+

+ If you're using a recent Windows version, you can use the ntp + client that is built into the system. As administrator enter

 w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"2.pool.ntp.org 3.pool.ntp.org 0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org"
-

- at the command prompt. This will work on Windows 2003 and newer. If you use an - older version of windows you can try

+

+ at the command prompt. This will work on Windows 2003 and newer. If you use an + older version of windows you can try

 net time /setsntp:"2.pool.ntp.org 3.pool.ntp.org 0.pool.ntp.org"
-

- The same can be achieved by, as administrator, right-clicking the clock in the taskbar, - selecting 'Adjust Date/Time' and entering the server name in the 'Internet Time' tab. -

+

+ The same can be achieved by, as administrator, right-clicking the clock in the taskbar, + selecting 'Adjust Date/Time' and entering the server name in the 'Internet Time' tab. +

-

- Meinberg made a port of the ntp daemon for windows. -

+

+ Meinberg made a port of the ntp daemon for windows. +

-

- If your Windows system is part of a domain, you might not be able to independently update your computer time. +

+ If your Windows system is part of a domain, you might not be able to independently update your computer time. - For more information about setting the time on windows, see How Windows Time Service Works. -

+ For more information about setting the time on windows, see How Windows Time Service Works. +

-

Additional Notes

- -

Consider if the NTP Pool is appropriate - for your use. If business, organization or human life - depends on having correct time or can be harmed by it being - wrong, you shouldn't "just get it off the internet". The NTP - Pool is generally very high quality, but it is a service run - by volunteers in their spare time. Please talk to your - equipment and service vendors about getting local and reliable - service setup for you. See also our terms - of service. - - We recommend time servers from - Meinberg, - but you can also find time servers from - End Run, - Orolia - and many others. -

- -

If you have a static IP address and a reasonable Internet connection (bandwidth - is not so important, but it should be stable and not too highly loaded), please - consider donating your server to the server pool. It doesn't cost you more than - a few hundred bytes per second traffic, but you help this project survive. - Please read the joining page for more information. -

- -

If your Internet provider has a timeserver, or if you know of a good timeserver - near you, you should use that and not this list - you'll probably get better - time and you'll use fewer network resources. If you know only one timeserver - near you, you can of course use that and two from pool.ntp.org or so.

- -

It can rarely happen that you are assigned the same timeserver twice - - just restarting the ntp server usually solves this problem. If you - use a country zone, please note that it may be because there is only - one server known in the project - better use a continental zone in - that case. You can browse the zones to see how - many servers we have in each zone.

- -

Be friendly. Many servers are provided by volunteers, and almost all time - servers are really file or mail or webservers which just happen to also run ntp. - So don't use more than four time servers in your configuration, and don't play - tricks with burst or minpoll - all you will gain is extra - load on the volunteer time servers.

- -

Make sure that the time zone configuration of your computer is correct. - ntpd itself does not do anything about the time zones, it just uses UTC - internally.

- -

If you are synchronising a network to pool.ntp.org, please set up one of your - computers as a time server and synchronize the other computers to that one. - (you'll have some reading to do - it's not difficult though. And there's always - the community to help out.)

- -

At this point, I'd like to thank those donating their time and timeservers to - this network.

+

Additional Notes

+ +

Consider if the NTP Pool is appropriate + for your use. If business, organization or human life + depends on having correct time or can be harmed by it being + wrong, you shouldn't "just get it off the internet". The NTP + Pool is generally very high quality, but it is a service run + by volunteers in their spare time. Please talk to your + equipment and service vendors about getting local and reliable + service setup for you. See also our terms + of service. + + We recommend time servers from + Meinberg, + but you can also find time servers from + End Run, + Orolia + and many others. +

+ +

If you have a static IP address and a reasonable Internet connection (bandwidth + is not so important, but it should be stable and not too highly loaded), please + consider donating your server to the server pool. It doesn't cost you more than + a few hundred bytes per second traffic, but you help this project survive. + Please read the joining page for more information. +

+ +

If your Internet provider has a timeserver, or if you know of a good timeserver + near you, you should use that and not this list - you'll probably get better + time and you'll use fewer network resources. If you know only one timeserver + near you, you can of course use that and two from pool.ntp.org or so.

+ +

It can rarely happen that you are assigned the same timeserver twice - + just restarting the ntp server usually solves this problem. If you + use a country zone, please note that it may be because there is only + one server known in the project - better use a continental zone in + that case. You can browse the zones to see how + many servers we have in each zone.

+ +

Be friendly. Many servers are provided by volunteers, and almost all time + servers are really file or mail or webservers which just happen to also run ntp. + So don't use more than four time servers in your configuration, and don't play + tricks with burst or minpoll - all you will gain is extra + load on the volunteer time servers.

+ +

Make sure that the time zone configuration of your computer is correct. + ntpd itself does not do anything about the time zones, it just uses UTC + internally.

+ +

If you are synchronising a network to pool.ntp.org, please set up one of your + computers as a time server and synchronize the other computers to that one. + (you'll have some reading to do - it's not difficult though. And there's always + the community to help out.)

+ +

At this point, I'd like to thank those donating their time and timeservers to + this network.

diff --git a/docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html b/docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html index d43b0eb41..121a678d7 100644 --- a/docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html +++ b/docs/ntppool/use/sample-pool-config.html @@ -1,8 +1,5 @@ 
-driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
-
 pool 2.pool.ntp.org iburst
-pool 3.pool.ntp.org iburst
-pool 0.pool.ntp.org iburst
-pool 1.pool.ntp.org iburst
+
+tos maxclock 5