Testing ntpd and/or timing from gpsd

[Frank Nicholas]

> On May 12, 2016, at 5:37 PM, Gary E. Miller <gem at rellim.com> wrote:
> 
> Yo Hal!
> 
> On Thu, 12 May 2016 14:23:43 -0700
> Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:
> 
>>> I turn off the EEE in my switches.  EEE can cause me troubles.  
>> 
>> I haven't seen any problems, but maybe I haven't looked in the right
>> place.
>> 
>> My switches aren't smart enough to have the disable option (or any
>> other options).
> 
> It would be insane for a switch to have EEE enabled without a way to
> turn it off, so you likely have never seen it turned on.
> 
> I can enable autonegotiation for EEE it on some of my switches, nothing
> but trouble.

For those like me, that didn’t know what “EEE” is, it’s Energy-Efficient Ethernet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy-Efficient_Ethernet

Lowers power consumption when traffic lite.