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
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* erquy.linocomm.net            2   9   357   211   +109us[  -58us] +/- 9928us
^+ 2a10-3781-08cc.connected>     2  10   377   59m   +213us[  -67us] +/- 8099us
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2   9   377   272  +1014us[ +843us] +/-   34ms
^+ ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1   8   377    60  -3087us[-3087us] +/-   11ms
^+ d54c70bd3.static.telenet>     1  10   377  1144  +4039us[+3818us] +/- 9577us
^+ 82-64-171-216.subs.proxa>     1  10   377   731  +3298us[+3100us] +/-   10ms

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

NTP4 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   377   280    -84us[ -128us] +/- 7466us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1  10   377   101   -149us[ -149us] +/-   60ms
^- ntp1.hetzner.de               2   9   377   833   -330us[ -372us] +/-   37ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   9   377   492    +14us[  -30us] +/-   30ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377   282   +122us[  +78us] +/-   38ms

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

NTP4 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   377   275  +3137ns[ +103us] +/- 8252us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1  10   377   266    +53us[  +53us] +/-   58ms
^+ ntp1.hetzner.de               2   9   377   190   -180us[ -180us] +/-   21ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   9   377   553    -39us[  +57us] +/-   28ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377   381    +84us[ +182us] +/-   35ms

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

NTP4 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^+ ntp0.nl.uu.net                1  10   377   317   +361us[ +361us] +/- 3686us
^* time1.esa.int                 1  10   377   52m   +150us[ +625us] +/- 3380us
^+ ntp1.time.nl                  1  10   373   137   +506us[ +506us] +/- 4563us

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

NTP9 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   177   235    -35us[ +142us] +/- 7610us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1  10   377   539   -135us[  +39us] +/-   61ms
^- ntp1.hetzner.de               2  10   377   972   -367us[ -198us] +/-   35ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   9   377   213  -1251us[-1251us] +/-   36ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377    77    +39us[  +39us] +/-   41ms

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

NTP16 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377    85  -2006us[-2006us] +/-   22ms
^* ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1  10   377   235    -19us[  -33us] +/- 7129us

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

NTP17 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   377   938   -626us[ -631us] +/- 8071us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1  10   377    81   -463us[ -463us] +/-   60ms
^- ntp1.hetzner.de               2   9   377   446   -622us[ -622us] +/-   43ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   8   377   119   -378us[ -378us] +/-   35ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377   246   -260us[ -260us] +/-   37ms

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

NTP18 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377   445  -1638us[-1705us] +/-   32ms
^* ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1   9   377   313    -57us[ -127us] +/- 6918us

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

NTP21 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^+ erquy.linocomm.net            2   9   377   235  -1178us[-1178us] +/-   12ms
^+ 2a10-3781-08cc.connected>     2  10   377   315  -1229us[-1191us] +/-   12ms
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377   445  -1922us[-1884us] +/-   32ms
^+ ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1   9   377   330   -340us[ -302us] +/- 6990us
^+ d54c70bd3.static.telenet>     1  10   377   790  +1860us[+1898us] +/- 6902us
^* 82-64-171-216.subs.proxa>     1  10   377   294   -249us[ -211us] +/- 5618us

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

NTP22 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^+ erquy.linocomm.net            2  10   377    70  -1002us[-1002us] +/-   17ms
^+ 2a10-3781-08cc.connected>     2  10   377   25m   +312us[ +303us] +/-   12ms
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377   117  +1496us[+1496us] +/-   25ms
^* ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1   9   377   402  +1498us[+1472us] +/- 8184us

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

NTP23 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:01 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^+ erquy.linocomm.net            2  10   377   30m   +261us[ +317us] +/-   13ms
^+ 2a10-3781-08cc.connected>     2  10   377   217   -546us[ -546us] +/-   14ms
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377   718   +416us[ +456us] +/-   32ms
^* ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1   9   377   361   +534us[ +579us] +/- 7847us

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

NTP24 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:02 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^- erquy.linocomm.net            2  10   377   59m  -1182us[ -974us] +/-   13ms
^- 2a10-3781-08cc.connected>     2  10   377   506  -2848us[-2763us] +/-   16ms
^- ntp-public-2.oma.be           2  10   377   133  -1946us[-1946us] +/-   26ms
^+ ntp0.rrze.uni-erlangen.de     1  10   377   991    -48us[  +21us] +/- 8212us
^+ d54c70bd3.static.telenet>     1  10   377   796  +6782us[+6857us] +/-   13ms
^* 82-64-171-216.subs.proxa>     1  10   377   447   +184us[ +270us] +/- 3744us

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

NTP25 error
Wed 22 Jul 19:49:02 UTC 2026
MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample               
===============================================================================
^* ntps1-0.eecsit.tu-berlin>     1  10   377   968    +26us[  +56us] +/- 7673us
^- time.fu-berlin.de             1  10   377    96   -346us[ -346us] +/-   60ms
^- ntp1.hetzner.de               2   8   377    63   -439us[ -439us] +/-   23ms
^- ntp2.hetzner.de               2   8   377    83   -238us[ -238us] +/-   35ms
^- ntp3.hetzner.de               2  10   377   565   -133us[ -133us] +/-   32ms