Richard Laager via devel writes: > Each of these names (N.debian.pool.ntp.org) resolves to only 4 IPs.* The > four of them resolve to (mostly) non-overlapping IPs. In other words, if > I resolve only one name, I get 4 IPs, but if I resolve all four names, I > get 15 IPs. If I wait 150 seconds for the TTL to expire, I do get more > IPs. But using all four names definitely gets me IPs a lot faster, which > makes a difference for initial convergence.
OK, that is a valid argument. I don't rely on pool servers for the bootstrap and only use them as fallback after, so the few minutes it takes for the single pool statement in my config to fill all slots doesn't bother me. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf rackAttack: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@ntpsec.org http://lists.ntpsec.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
