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Why is my NTP controlled computer clock two minutes ahead?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202641529 views
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The clock in my computer is configured to be synchronized using NTP. To verify this I have tried two NTP clients using various NTP servers. My computer and the NTP clients are in complete agreement about the current time even across a wide range of NTP servers. I also have a GPS and my national pho…

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GPS time isn't the same as UTC, it's just very close. GPS is a very accurate source as far as time differences go, but as it doesn't take into account leap seconds it hasn't actually been in sync with UTC since January 1980. However it's only about …

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