Maurice Janssen wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:29:22 +0100, Jan Gerrit Kootstra wrote:
>
>>karen halloran wrote:
>>
>>>meant to say official list of "time servers"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "karen halloran" <karen.halloran@hp.com
>>> <mailto:karen.halloran@hp.com>> wrote in message
>>> news:fsjg61$3g6$1@usenet01.boi.hp.com...
>>>
>>> Hello -
>>>
>>> Apparently, cupertino.cns.hp.com is no longer a valid time server
>>> system. Anyone know if there is an official list of company name
>>> servers?? Thanks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Karen
>>> Java Compilers and Tools Lab
>>>
>>
>>Karen,
>>
>>
>>http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Serv...OneTimeServers
>
>
> Why pick a stratum 1 server? Most people don't need it and should pick
> a stratum 2 server.
>
> Quote from http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Serv...esOfEngagement :
> "As the load on the hosts supporting NTP primary (stratum 1) time service
> is heavy and always increasing, clients should avoid using the primary
> servers whenever possible. In most cases the accuracy of the NTP
> secondary (stratum 2) servers is only slightly degraded relative to the
> primary servers and, as a group, the secondary servers may be just as
> reliable."
>
Maurice,


It is a polite way to go, but not all servers on the stratum 2 list are
really stratum 2. Some are stratum 16 and I learned in a computer
training that a stratum 10 or higher signal might be too unaccurate.


Kind regards,


Jan Gerrit Kootstra