[nycbug-talk] GPS hardware for OpenNTPd

Pete Wright pete at nomadlogic.org
Wed Nov 20 18:44:41 EST 2013



On 11/20/13 15:35, George Rosamond wrote:
> Nikolai Fetissov:
>> Hey folks,
>>
>> Can anybody share any experiences with GPS receivers under OpenBSD/OpenNTPd?
>> I'm having hard time figuring out what  hardware to look for.
> 
> Not to distract, but . . .
> 
> I'm a bit confused by the idea of OpenNTPD with a GPS receiver.
> 
> I thought OpenNTPD wasn't concerned with precision as much as security
> and simplicity.
> 

I could still see a usecase for a system requiring a GPS receiver as a
source for timing info - systems that can't trust external NTPD's as a
timing source...which would trust military satellites...ow..my head hurts...

still think it is a valid question though :)

-p


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