Re: NTP Sync Issue Across Tata (Europe)

[Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org>]

Seth,

My point exactly. Use GPS as primary, and have anti-PS back up, and if you want automatic fail over, do that in an 
intermediate server on your site that makes a conscious test and decision to fail over to regular NTP

-mel via cell

> On Aug 9, 2023, at 5:01 PM, Seth Mattinen via NANOG <nanog () nanog org> wrote:
>
> On 8/9/23 3:25 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote:
> > Note that NIST operates a pool of 24 time servers for public use.    These are spread across four different 
> > locations in two different states.  My understanding is that they all get their time directly from the official NIST 
> > clocks without GPS or NTP being involved.
>
> I used to jump through all the hoops for that but honestly I like the appliances better (they are also PTP 
> grandmaster clocks). I can always disable the GPS inputs if any of the doom and gloom actually comes to pass.
>
> ~Seth