[Info-vax] NTP Error 0.000977

Richard B. Gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Mon Aug 30 14:50:11 EDT 2010


Grant wrote:
> Hi folks.  My OpenVMS systems (Vax, Alpha & I64) have stopped syncing
> with a Windows NTP server.  Error in the TCPIP$NTP_RUN.LOG file is as
> follows:
> 
> date, ntp[538969125]: offset: 0.000000 sec freq: 62.720 ppm poll 16
> sec error: 0.000977
> 
> I can't find a description of this error on the web anywhere.
> 
> Thanks. Grant.

You might try asking for help in comp.protocols.time.ntp

If you can find something besides a Windows system to synchronize with, 
it might work a little better.

Since your error seems be be just a little less than one millisecond, 
you would seem to be pretty good shape!



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