Re: NIST NTP servers

[Spencer Ryan <sryan () arbor net>]

I would second the idea of using your own GPS appliance if possible.
On May 9, 2016 11:08 PM, "Mel Beckman" <mel () beckman org> wrote:

> NTP has vulnerabilities that make it generally unsuitable for provider
> networks. I strongly recommend getting a GPS-based time server. These are
> as cheap as $300. Here is one I use quite a bit:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/TM1000A-GPS-Network-Time-Server/dp/B002RC3Q4Q
>
> You’ll have a stratum 1 clock on site. Hard to beat.
>
>  -mel
>
> On May 9, 2016, at 8:01 PM, b f <freetexwatson () gmail com<mailto:
> freetexwatson () gmail com>> wrote:
>
> Hello List,
>
>
> In search of stable, disparate stratum 1 NTP sources.
>
> Looking for anyone’s advice/experiences (good/bad/ugly/weird) using NIST’s
> NTP servers per: http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi
>
> We tried using “time.nist.gov<http://time.nist.gov>” which returns
> varying round-robin addresses
> (as the link says), but Cisco IOS resolved the FQDN and embedded the
> numeric address in the “ntp server” config statement.
>
>
>
> After letting the new server config go through a few days of update cycles,
> the drift, offset and reachability stats are not anywhere as good as what
> the stats for the Navy time server are - 192.5.41.41 / tock.usno.navy.mil.
>
>
> I would greatly appreciate and feedback / advice, etc.
>
>
> Thanks!!!
>
>
> Ed