From bd1764236256b3ecc9f44297dc5466a4f9891867 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Gary E. Miller" Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:44:14 -0700 Subject: Tweak the description of ntpd pools. Thanks to Beat Bolli. --- www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'www') diff --git a/www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt b/www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt index 5487ab4d..a618afe4 100644 --- a/www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt +++ b/www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt @@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ pool us.pool.ntp.org iburst where "us" may be replaced by one of the zone/country codes the Pool project supports (list behind the "Global" link at <>). The -"iburst" tag expands to four randomly chosen servers. +"pool" tag expands to four randomly chosen servers by default. "iburst" +implements a fast start algorithm that alos weeds out bad servers. Note that a chimer can be a poor performer (what the inventor of NTP whimsically calls a "falseticker") for either of two reasons. It may -- cgit v1.2.1