My time server setup

Introduction

All pcs in my lan run the NTP daemon reference implementation. The one connect to the 'outside' (the one with the internet connection) can be reached using the NTP protocol as well as the standard 'daytime' (13) and 'time' (37) TCP ports on address ntp.vanheusden.com. It is also part of the NTP pool - a project which tries to deliver a trustworthy to all computers on the internet.

The setup

Hardware

  • pc 1 ('mauer') serving time to the internet:
    • Intel quadcore running at 2.4GHz
    • Intel DG965WH motherboard
    • Internet connection: Intel Corporation 82566DC gigabit ethernet adapter (integrated in motherboad)
    • Connection to LAN: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83820 10/100/1000 ethernet adapter
    • DCF77 receiver by Gude (Expert mouseCLOCK), connected via an Timedia Technology Co Ltd PCI2S550 (Dual 16550 UART) RS232 board
  • pc 2 ('belle') on the LAN:
    • Intel dual core running at 2.4GHz
    • Gigabyte Technology 965G-DS3 motherboard
    • LAN connection: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 gigabit ethernet adapter
    • Garmin 18 LVC GPS module connected via RS232
  • pc 1 and 2 are connected to the internet via a 20Mb (down)/1Mb (up) ADSL connection (via a SpeedTouch 546 version 5.2.7.19.0), connection inbetween is a 3com (consumer) gigabit switch
  • the third pc ('thegate') syncs to the internet via the neighbour's internet-connection
    • VIA Nehemiah at 1GHz
    • EPIA-M motherboard
    • LAN connection: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II], connects to pc 1 and 2 via an Linksys WRT54G set-up as router (no NAT!)
    • WiFi connection Texas Instruments ACX 111 54Mbps (connection to neighbour)
    • MSF receiver (USB version) by Lindy (Lindy Precision Clock, I developer a driver for NTP which can be found here)
All pcs are peering to each other.

Software

What upstream servers has each host?
  • pc 1:
    • [0-3].nl.pool.ntp.org
    • ntp[2].xs4all.nl (time server of ISP)
    • ntp0.nl.uu.net
    • chime1.surfnet.nl
    • ntp.remco.org
  • pc 2:
    • [0-3].nl.pool.ntp.org
    • ntp[2].xs4all.nl (time server of ISP)
    • ntp1.nl.uu.net
    • chime2.surfnet.nl
  • pc 3 (internet connection via different ISP!):
    • [0-3].nl.pool.ntp.org
    • ntp.xs4all.nl
    • ntp2.nl.uu.net
    • chime3.surfnet.nl

Statistics

  • generic NTP daemon statistics
    Follow this link to see the current statistics of pc 1.
  • www.pool.ntp.org statistics
    These can be viewed here.
  • graphs









 
 
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