[ntp:questions] Is it possible to run ntpd server behind a firewall?
Kevin Oberman
oberman at es.net
Wed Oct 17 16:53:26 UTC 2007
>
> But why the following entry exists in /etc/services file?
>
> ntp 123/tcp # Network Time Protocol
It has been the policy of IANA/ICANN for some time for protocols to be
assigned in tcp/udp pairs even if the protocol uses only one of
them. This is wasteful of a scarce resource, but eliminates a lot of
confusion.
--
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
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Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
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