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Miroslav Lichvar
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@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ between measurements from the reference.
The reference time can be derived from either Network Time Protocol
(NTP) servers, reference clocks, or wristwatch-and-keyboard (via \fIchronyc\fR).
The main source of information about the Network Time Protocol is
\fIhttp://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp\fR.
\fIhttp://www.ntp.org\fR.
It is designed so that it can work on computers which only have
intermittent access to reference sources, for example computers which
use a dial-up account to access the Internet. Of course, it will work
on computers with permanent connections too.
use a dial-up account to access the Internet or laptops. Of course, it
will work well on computers with permanent connections too.
In addition, for Linux 2.0.x (for x >= 32) or 2.2 onwards, chronyd can monitor
the system's real time clock performance, so the system can maintain accurate
time even across reboots.
In addition, on Linux it can monitor the system's real time clock
performance, so the system can maintain accurate time even across
reboots.
Typical accuracies available between 2 machines are