[LUAU] Favorite NTP server?

[Jeff Mings]

Yes, Brian, the first NTP pool address I listed is from ntp.pool.org, 
but it may be farther away /slower depending upon which server in the 
pool answers the query.

     Al, I always appreciate your suggestions, but I noticed that the 
NASA NTP server is really not supposed to be publicly available:
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/PublicTimeServer000270
Strangely, the ntp.hawaii.edu server doesn't have a stratum rating, and 
I know that a few years ago, it oddly jumped forward to the year 2030:
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/PublicTimeServer000453

     In terms of ping time and likely long-term reliability, the NIST 
server in LA is looking like my best option : nist1-la.ustiming.org

Sincerely,
-Jeff



On 02/20/2014 12:52 PM, Brian Chee wrote:
> Can't answer that, but Alan Whinery is behind it and it's providing NTP for
> UHM ITS facilities. Have you thought of ntp.pool.org?
>
> /brian chee
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> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Jeff Mings <jeffm at lava.net> wrote:
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>> That was fast!  You are SO on it, Mr. Chee!  :D
>>
>>      Since you work with the UH IT dept., I'm not surprised you produced a
>> UH server.  Is this particular server _reliably_ deployed?  I.e., will it
>> likely be consistently available 5 years from now?  There are a lot of
>> devices, like phones, that I need to set a good NTP server on that I might
>> not check for several years.
>>
>> Thanks Brian,
>> -Jeff
>>
>> On 02/20/2014 12:44 PM, Brian Chee wrote:
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>>> ntp1.hawaii.edu canonical name = ntproundtop.hawaii.edu.
>>> Name: ntproundtop.hawaii.edu
>>> Address: 128.171.235.62
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Jeff Mings <jeffm at lava.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>   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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