[c-nsp] NTP Servers

[Jared Mauch]

Sure, but it may be usable for some that already have windows servers vs a *nix systems.

Getting within a few seconds is a major feat for some folks i've observed :)  -- (myself included at times)

There are other people who have built win32 binaries of the xntp software, e.g.:

http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm

I was trying to stick with Microsoft provided software for those in a win32 environment.

- Jared

On Jun 25, 2012, at 11:37 AM, James Slepicka (c-nsp) wrote:

> Just be aware that the Windows Time service isn't terribly accurate, so it may not be suitable for some environments:
> 
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939322
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Jared Mauch
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 11:23 AM
> To: Josh Baird
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] NTP Servers
> 
> Or you can ask the it guys to use a windows server... Eg:
> 
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042
> 
> On Jun 23, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Josh Baird <joshbaird at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> It seems like a waste to spend money on "NTP appliances," when you can 
>> build an "enterprise quality" system using Linux (for free) in a 
>> matter of minutes.  We run three, and they have supported over 10k 
>> devices with zero problems for over 5 years.  It's not like ntpd is very resource intensive.
>> 
>> Josh
>> 
>> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Andrew Miehs <andrew at 2sheds.de> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from a mobile device
>>> 
>>> On 23/06/2012, at 15:05, Mack McBride <mack.mcbride at viawest.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> A good linux server will suffice.
>>>> 6500s have a pretty wimpy CPU.
>>>> This is from a linux server with a cheap atom board:
>>> 
>>> Agreed - If it were only me, I too would run a couple of boxes, but 
>>> this is an enterprise site.
>>> 
>>> Unfortunately the team here has little unix know how which is why I 
>>> am looking for appliances. The plan is that all the network 
>>> infracture and wireless gear - mostly cisco would use these servers - 
>>> so no more than
>>> 10000 devices - would like something with a stable clock however. We 
>>> have already had some authentication issues due to times being in the future.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Andrew
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