NTP internet time servers at linocomm.net

You may delay, but time will not.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Nederlands

What is this all about?

Time is one of the most important things in modern society. Without time keeping, it would be difficult to arrange meetings, take the bus or train or be on time on a wedding ceremony. Not only humans rely on time. Every computer has an internal clock which is used when time stamping your email and documents, schedule your backups and warn you when you have an appointment. Therefore also computers should know the current time with some accuracy. To synchronize computers to known good time sources over the internet, the NTP protocol has been defined which allows to obtain the current time from internet time servers.

The servers ntp1.linocomm.net to ntp9.linocomm.net are such public internet time servers, operated by the internet services company Linoplan. The servers provide NTP services to NTP and SNTP clients on the internet. All time servers are at least stratum 2 servers, which means that the servers are directly connected to other time servers which take their time from a number of official reference clocks (atomic clock, radio clock, GPS or whatever) in different geographical regions. Time server ntp4.linocomm.net is a Stratum 1 server located in the Netherlands with its own reference clock. Time synchronisation with several upstream servers in different geographical regions gives redundancy when network failures occur. In practice this means that the time these servers provide are accurate within a few milliseconds. This is good enough for most private and commercial applications.

Server ntp1.linocomm.net is located in a data center in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which makes it the ideal time server for computers in Central Asia, but clients from all over the world are allowed to connect to this server. The only drawback is that distant clients might observe a few more milliseconds error in the received time signal compared to the time served by time servers closer to their location. Time server ntp5.linocomm.net is located in Las Vegas and serves North America. All other servers are located in Western Europe and are primarily intended for the EMEA area. Time server ntp4 is the most accurate in the network because it has its own timebase with a GPS+PPS receiver.

How do I connect to your time servers?

You can add one or more of the server names to your ntpd or chronyd configuration file. With recent versions of ntpd and chronyd you can use the pool directive which adds a pool of servers to the configuration. If you use the pool directive, use the name ntppool.linocomm.net as the domain name.

How well do your time servers perform?

The lists of upstream servers are refreshed every five minutes. The values in the columns delay, offset and jitter are in milliseconds. The delay is a measurement of the network delay when retrieving the time from the remote server. The offset is the current difference between the internal clock of our timeserver and the remote clock. Finally jitter gives the variation in the time difference between subsequent requests.

Current performance for ntp1.linocomm.net (Amsterdam, NL)

NTP1 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^+ erquy.linocomm.net            2  10   377   174   +411us[ +411us] +/- 6526us
^* 2A10-3781-08cc.connected>     2  10   377   207   +541us[ +442us] +/- 7053us
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2   8   377    16   +584us[ +584us] +/-   37ms
^+ ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1  10   377   647  -3092us[-3187us] +/-   10ms
^+ d54c70bd3.static.telenet>     1  10   377   40m  +6300us[+6113us] +/-   12ms
^+ 82-64-171-216.subs.proxa>     1  10   377   727   -608us[ -703us] +/- 9544us

Current performance for ntp2.linocomm.net (Nuremberg, DE)

NTP4 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   377   25m   -126us[ -148us] +/- 7215us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1  10   377   819   -350us[ -350us] +/-   60ms
^- ntp1.hetzner.de               2  10   377     1   -601us[ -601us] +/-   21ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   9   377   207   -243us[ -243us] +/-   47ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377  1037  -1967us[-1967us] +/-   28ms

Current performance for ntp3.linocomm.net (Falkenstein, DE)

NTP4 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   377   21m   -300us[ -306us] +/- 7958us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1   9   377   280  -1052us[-1052us] +/-   69ms
^- ntp1.hetzner.de               2   8   377   334   -805us[ -805us] +/-   18ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   7   377   207   -396us[ -396us] +/-   45ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377    19  -1991us[-1991us] +/-   30ms

Current performance for ntp4.linocomm.net (Donkerbroek, NL)

NTP4 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^+ ntp0.nl.uu.net                1  10   377   359   -176us[ -142us] +/- 3684us
^* time1.esa.int                 1   9   377   183  -2438ns[  +29us] +/- 3625us
^+ ntp1.time.nl                  1   9   377   496    -31us[+5038ns] +/- 4572us

Current performance for ntp9.linocomm.net (Nuremberg, DE)

NTP9 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   377   613   -160us[ -105us] +/- 7436us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1  10   377   152  -1739us[-1739us] +/-   71ms
^- ntp1.hetzner.de               2   9   377   317   -602us[ -602us] +/-   17ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   9   377   238   -148us[ -148us] +/-   46ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377   670   -364us[ -309us] +/-   19ms

Current performance for ntp16.linocomm.net (Gravelines, FR)

NTP16 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377    67  -3124us[-3124us] +/-   39ms
^* ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1  10   377   919    -61us[  -59us] +/- 7385us

Current performance for ntp17.linocomm.net (Falkenstein, DE)

NTP17 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   377   928   -158us[ -127us] +/- 8005us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1  10   377   892   -265us[ -265us] +/-   59ms
^- ntp1.hetzner.de               2  10   377   501   -682us[ -682us] +/-   29ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   7   377    47   -303us[ -303us] +/-   48ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377   329   -370us[ -370us] +/-   24ms

Current performance for ntp18.linocomm.net (Roubaix, FR)

NTP18 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2   9   377   508  -2854us[-2872us] +/-   32ms
^* ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1   8   377   121  +8877ns[-8348ns] +/- 7004us

Current performance for ntp21.linocomm.net (Roubaix, FR)

NTP21 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^+ erquy.linocomm.net            2  10   377   860   -412us[ -350us] +/-   11ms
^+ 2a10-3781-08cc.connected>     2   9   377   191    -96us[  -96us] +/-   12ms
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2   8   377   236  -2898us[-2898us] +/-   36ms
^+ ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1   9   377   346    +90us[  +90us] +/- 7092us
^+ d54c70bd3.static.telenet>     1  10   377   783  +2631us[+2692us] +/- 7641us
^* 82-64-171-216.subs.proxa>     1  10   377   719   +102us[ +162us] +/- 5651us

Current performance for ntp22.linocomm.net (Paris, FR)

NTP22 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:06 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^+ erquy.linocomm.net            2  10   377   128  +1332us[+1278us] +/-   13ms
^+ 2A10-3781-08cc.connected>     2  10   377   582  -2093us[-2149us] +/-   12ms
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377   637  +1699us[+1642us] +/-   35ms
^* ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1  10   377    97   +274us[ +220us] +/- 7919us

Current performance for ntp23.linocomm.net (Paris, FR)

NTP23 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:07 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^+ erquy.linocomm.net            2  10   377   587    +65us[  +56us] +/-   11ms
^+ 2a10-3781-08CC.connected>     2  10   377   345  -1769us[-1777us] +/-   13ms
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377   355  +1614us[+1606us] +/-   39ms
^* ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1   9   377    77   +668us[ +660us] +/- 8013us

Current performance for ntp24.linocomm.net (Paris, FR)

NTP24 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:07 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^- erquy.linocomm.net            2  10   377   794   -197us[ -160us] +/-   15ms
^- 2A10-3781-08CC.connected>     2  10   377   985  -2066us[-2030us] +/-   13ms
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377   945    -82us[  -46us] +/-   28ms
^+ ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1  10   377   743   +361us[ +398us] +/- 8070us
^- d54c70bd3.static.telenet>     1  10   377   857  +6326us[+6362us] +/-   14ms
^* 82-64-171-216.subs.proxa>     1  10   377   717   +444us[ +481us] +/- 3863us

Current performance for ntp25.linocomm.net (Falkenstein, DE)

NTP25 error
Thu 16 Jul 19:31:07 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   377   921   -282us[ -302us] +/- 7939us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1   9   377    96   -213us[ -213us] +/-   71ms
^- ntp1.hetzner.de               2   9   377   499   -682us[ -682us] +/-   29ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   7   377    84   -264us[ -264us] +/-   47ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377   458   -307us[ -307us] +/-   22ms