[ntp:questions] broadcat client start before broadcast server

Danny Mayer mayer at gis.net
Sun Nov 20 19:27:27 UTC 2005


vrkid0 at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi
> 
>   When a NTP client configured as a broadcast client starts before the
> broadcasting server starts sending out clock synchronizations, will it
> notice that a server started sending out clock synchronization packets
> and synchronize with the server or will it ignore the server forever?
> 
When it sees the packet it will authenticate the sender and then use it.

Danny
> 
> 
> TIA 
> Paolo 
> 
> 
> PS - the NTPd version is 3-5.93e (from Solaris 7/8/9).
> 
Please upgrade. That's ancient and we make no guarantee what will happen
with authentication.

Danny



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