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NTP Software Installation and Configuration

6.7.1Create the Configuration File

The NTP configuration file, NTP.CONF, should be located in the /ETC directory.

The window below shows a simple configuration file declaring a Acutime NTP reference clock and a network time server in the Trimble.COM domain. The Acutime NTP reference clock is declared as unit #1.

A maximum of four Acutime NTP reference clocks can be connected to any UNIX host. Valid unit numbers on UNIX systems are 0–3. The next section examines the use of the unit number in mapping to physical serial ports on the host system.

The /ETC/DRIFT file is used to record information about the onboard system’s intrinsic frequency error. For more information on this feature, please refer to NTP documentation .

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