[ntp:questions] NPTdate - difference in packets between -q and not?

David J Taylor david-taylor at blueyonder.neither-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk
Sat Apr 4 08:01:09 UTC 2009


My friend's system shows that ntpdate works with the "-q" ption, but not 
without:

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E:\NTP\bin>ntpdate -q 81.171.44.131
server 81.171.44.131, stratum 2, offset 12.016615, delay 0.05682
 4 Apr 08:49:58 ntpdate[3936]: step time server 81.171.44.131 offset
12.016615 sec

E:\NTP\bin>ntpdate 81.171.44.131
 4 Apr 08:50:15 ntpdate[5108]: no server suitable for synchronization 
found
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What is the difference in the packets sent and received in the two command 
formats (I appreciate that -q does not set the clock)?

Thanks,
David 




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