Testing ntpd and/or timing from gpsd

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Hal!

On Tue, 10 May 2016 15:22:16 -0700
Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:

> You can use an old PC.  Their main problem is that they eat a lot of
> power and make a lot of heat and noise.

You can also buy PCI serial cards for a newer motherboard or laptop:

Two ports on PCI, for $5:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA27C18W8337&cm_re=pci_serial_port_card-_-9SIA27C18W8337-_-Product

Two ports PCIe for $19:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA50M1MU0398&cm_re=pci_serial_port_card-_-9SIA50M1MU0398-_-Product

Mini-pcie 4 port for $40:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124160&cm_re=pci_serial_port_card-_-15-124-160-_-Product

Easy to use, but in practice I have not found the RasPi ethernet to
perform any worse than a GigE port on a motherboard.

RGDS
GARY
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