Re: [gpsd-dev] Fwd: Re: Clarifications needed for the time-service HOWTO

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Beat!

On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 23:46:10 +0200
Beat Bolli <address@hidden> wrote:

> I got this private mail from Ask Bjørn Hansen of NTP Pool fame where
> he implies that the pool DNS servers use some IP-based geolocation
> jiggery-pokery that should return geographically close pool server
> addresses even if one queries the generic pool domain.

I just tried that from Oregon.  One of my pool wa from Russia.  One from
Germany.  One Austria.  And one was 2,200 miles away in NYC.

So confirmed false.

> So maybe these sections of the HOWTO can be reverted to use the
> top-level pool domain?

Nope.

RGDS
GARY
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> 
> Beat
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [gpsd-dev] Clarifications needed for the time-service
> HOWTO Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:26:16 -0700
> From: Ask Bjørn Hansen <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> 
> > I'd never use servers from the generic "pool" domain. They return IP
> > addresses from all over the world. The pool system is organized by
> > continent and country, so at least use
> > […]
> 
> Hi Beat,
> 
> I’m not on that list but someone pointed out the thread to me.
> 
> The “generic pool domain” actually will (usually) give you nearby
> servers, so you shouldn’t need to use the more specific names. If it
> doesn’t work for you, can you send me the output of
> 
> dig +short -t txt _country.pool.ntp.org
> 
> and
> 
> dig +short -t txt _country.pool.ntp.org @a.ntpns.org
> 
> ?
> 
> 
> Ask
> 
>

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