From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 11 22:23:45 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 901011065678 for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:23:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stuartb@4gh.net) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A7E38FC23 for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:23:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stuartb@4gh.net) Received: from mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.22]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 11 Jul 2009 17:55:21 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.10.6-GA) with ESMTP id QAO50053; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:55:20 -0400 (EDT) X-Auth-ID: stuartb.4gh@starpower.net Received: from 208-59-174-205.c3-0.slvr-ubr1.lnh-slvr.md.cable.rcn.com (HELO freeman.4gh.net) ([208.59.174.205]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 11 Jul 2009 17:55:21 -0400 Received: by freeman.4gh.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 0E5485C944; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:55:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freeman.4gh.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07EBF5C1E3 for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:55:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:55:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Stuart Barkley To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <200907100653.aa52216@walton.maths.tcd.ie> Message-ID: References: <200907100653.aa52216@walton.maths.tcd.ie> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A010208.4A590A48.01CB,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=207.172.4.11, so=2009-06-02 17:34:35, dmn=5.7.1/2009-06-05, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Cc: Subject: Re: NTP - default /etc/ntp.conf X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:23:45 -0000 On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 at 01:53 -0000, David Malone wrote: > > Is 3.freebsd.pool.ntp.org intentionally commented? It does > > resolve. Reminder: if you do uncomment it, remember to change the > > "three servers" to four. > > I've no problem commenting in all 4 if people think that's a better > config. 4 ntp servers are usually recommended. If one is down and one is wacky the remaining two can out vote the wacky one. Kinda like using raid-5 with a hot spare. Stuart -- I've never been lost; I was once bewildered for three days, but never lost! -- Daniel Boone