ntp.ubuntulinux.org?

[martin f krafft]

also sprach James Troup <james.troup at ubuntu.com> [2006.01.04.2146 +0100]:
> > Sorry if I have to ask, but is pool.ntp.org not good enough for
> > Ubuntu?
> 
> No.  Have you even ever actually used it?  If you have, I'm
> surprised you have to ask.

Well, I helped start the project. And since I believe in the value
of pool.ntp.org over a single point of failure, I would much more
appreciate if Ubuntu would dedicate manpower to the timekeepers team
(that's the pool.ntp.org team) rather than to operate an NTP server
of your own.

> Err, a) I can guarantee you that the uptime and availability of
> ntp.ubuntu.com surpasses that of a random machine picked out of
> pool.ntp.org

I am aware that we had quite a number of low-quality servers in the
pool, but we are working on it. Right now, my random set here via
telekom.at's DNS servers returns:

$ /usr/sbin/ntpdate -q pool.ntp.org
server 66.91.129.70, stratum 2, offset 16.068207, delay 0.35143
server 130.60.75.72, stratum 2, offset 16.072174, delay 0.15179
server 130.102.128.23, stratum 2, offset 16.066813, delay 0.47951
server 202.73.37.27, stratum 2, offset 16.074239, delay 0.49719
server 192.36.143.151, stratum 1, offset 16.072479, delay 0.16145
server 217.150.241.215, stratum 2, offset 16.060687, delay 0.18542
server 212.79.244.34, stratum 2, offset 16.076603, delay 0.15131
server 81.210.144.100, stratum 2, offset 16.067688, delay 0.14949
server 209.204.172.153, stratum 2, offset 16.067923, delay 0.33177
server 213.219.244.16, stratum 2, offset 16.069931, delay 0.18468
server 130.60.75.75, stratum 2, offset 16.075215, delay 0.15552
server 217.150.242.8, stratum 1, offset 16.098200, delay 0.14848

Compare that to ntp.ubuntu.com:

server 82.211.81.145, stratum 2, offset 16.074332, delay 0.15231

As you can see, we are really working on the problems you guys were
experiencing some while ago with pool.ntp.org. Actually, I am
surprised to see no stratum 3 servers in the set. There are still
some stratum 3 and stratum 4 machines in there, but with the current
server count, I expect we can get rid of those soon.

> b) we only install ntpdate by default, not ntp-server - distance
> to the server really isn't that big a deal for an ntpdate that's
> mostly used once on boot.

But if one does install ntp-server, I bet the same resource is used
without further ado. But I have not verified that.

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