[LUAU] Favorite NTP server?

Jeff Mings jeffm at lava.net
Thu Feb 20 14:40:51 PST 2014


Hi All!

     After the new NTP DOS vulnerability, a lot of NTP servers are 
changing their operation.

     I have used the navy's atomic clock at tick.mhpcc.hpc.mil for quite 
some time, but it appears that they may be reducing access to it now.

     Many of my clients use RoadRunner locally, which doesn't seem to 
have a publicly-listed NTP server in this area.  I could use the pool 
from CentOS, or even the one from Apple, but I want to make sure I use a 
server or pool of them that won't be overwhelmed/useless like the 
Microsoft NTP servers.  So far, using 0.us.pool.ntp.org  looks like a 
solid choice for long-term reliability, but nist1-la.ustiming.org yields 
better ping times, and the NIST has a nice status page at 
http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi   for checking service.

Any better suggestions?

Thanks,

-Jeff




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