[ntp:questions] Question regarding broadcast client

Steve Kostecke kostecke at ntp.org
Tue Oct 21 13:01:12 UTC 2008


On 2008-10-20, John Zornig <j.zornig at uq.edu.au> wrote:

> ---- Full ntp.conf file ----------------

Are you positive there are no other restrict lines? 

> logconfig all
> restrict 10.10.9.1
> restrict 127.0.0.1

These restrict lines drop all restrictions for the listed IP addresses.
They are meaningless unless you have a 'restrict default ...' line.

> disable auth
> broadcastclient	novolley
> driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift

What is the ntp.conf for the server?

[snip]

> ntpq -p
> No association ID's returned

[snip]

> ntpq -i
> ntpq> peers
> No association ID's returned
> ntpq> assoc
> No association ID's returned
> ntpq> rv 0
> assID=0 status=c011 sync_alarm, sync_unspec, 1 event, event_restart,
> version="ntpd 4.2.2p1 at 1.1570-o Thu Jan 17 18:14:08 UTC 2008 (1)",
> processor="x86_64", system="Linux/2.6.18-92.1.13.el5", leap=11,
> stratum=16, precision=-20, rootdelay=0.000, rootdispersion=4.920,
> peer=0, refid=INIT,
> reftime=00000000.00000000  Thu, Feb  7 2036 16:28:16.000, poll=6,
> clock=cca7853d.2eadbfd0  Tue, Oct 21 2008  8:31:25.182, state=1,
> offset=0.000, frequency=0.000, jitter=0.001, noise=0.001,
> stability=0.000, tai=0
> ntpq>

You've previously shown that the broadcast packets are arriving at the
client system. This shows the ntpd is ignoring them.

-- 
Steve Kostecke <kostecke at ntp.org>
NTP Public Services Project - http://support.ntp.org/




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