[ntp:questions] Re: Simulating NTP Failure

Tom Smith smith at cag.lkg.hp.com
Thu Sep 15 15:43:01 UTC 2005


Leandro Pfleger de Aguiar wrote:
>>Leandro Pfleger de Aguiar wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>   Im working with Time Stamp Protocols, developing test cases for an
> 
> application that uses NTP confiability to synchronize some tasks. In order
> to perform a specific part of one test i need to know how can i simulate a
> NTP query that returns (using ntpdate) incorrect values. So what i need is a
> way to turn a NTP server able to respond a query in a non synchronized
> state.
> 
>>>Tanks
>>>
>>>L. Pfleger
>>
> 
> Richard
> 
>     Thoose tests i´m running inside a "closed" environment. My "test NTP
> server" will not be avaliable to serve any other clients, dont worry.
>     Develop a little program is possible but i think that could exist
> another more easy way to do this, no ? Nobody ever have tried to turn on a
> NTP server on this condition ?

Would it be sufficient to run a test NTP server with no servers or peers in
its configuration file?

-Tom




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