[ntp:questions] What exactly does "Maximum Distance Exceded" mean?

Richard B. Gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Mon Mar 16 12:21:25 UTC 2009


Joseph Gwinn wrote:
> In article <qo6dnZLJDv8z4CDUnZ2dnUVZ_hWWnZ2d at giganews.com>,
>  "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Joseph Gwinn wrote:
>>> In article <nbWdnVXq_P-Y_iDUnZ2dnUVZ_tHinZ2d at giganews.com>,
>>>  "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Joseph Gwinn wrote:
>>>>> In article <49BD3907.1080302 at ntp.org>, mayer at ntp.org (Danny Mayer) 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>>> 3.  The original question was how to interpret a specific status code, 
>>>>> 9514.  I read the explanation in the documentation, but became no wiser 
>>>>> for it.  Thus my question.  
>>>>>
>>>>> If there isn't a NTP FAQ entry on this, there probably should be.  Our 
>>>>> sysadmins were flummoxed by the cloud of 5914 codes, and they are far 
>>>>> too busy to undertake a research project.  (The deeper problem is that 
>>>>> some managers believe that NTP is plug and play, which isn't quite true.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The various answers and questions I've gotten have been quite useful, as 
>>>>> they give me a list of things to think about and investigate, things I 
>>>>> might not have thought of, or soon thought of.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe Gwinn
>>>> Joe,
>>>>
>>>> You need to proofread your message text a little more carefully!!
>>>>
>>>> Which error are you ACTUALLY getting?  You say 9514 and then 5914! 
>>>> Which is it?
>>> You're right, but it wouldn't help, for an odd reason.
>>>
>>> The status code is 9514.
>>>
>>> But I have a Clausing 5914 lathe.
>>>
>>> Inherent dyslexia inducer.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Also, you might try Google with the FULL and EXACT text of the error 
>>>> message!
>>> It's "9514", pulled from a field in peerstats records.  Think I'll get 
>>> many false hits?  Qualifying 9514 with peerstats brought me back to this 
>>> thread.
>>>
>>> So, tried "Maximum Distance Exceded", got led back to this exact news 
>>> thread.
>>>
>>> But let's say I did find some relevant hits.  This is the Internet.  How 
>>> would I know which hits to believe?
>>>
>> I would be influenced by who wrote it and who disagreed with him!
> 
> But what if I listen to the loudest one?
> 
> 
>>> The FAQ has to be the place for such explanations.
>> I'm not sure if this qualifies as an FAQ as I don't recall that it has 
>> come up before.  FAQ stands for Frequently Asked Questions.
> 
> RAQ then?  Rarely Asked Questions
> 
> Seriously, I can't believe that I'm the only person in history to be 
> perplexed by these status codes, and those little three-word summaries 
> are a bit telegraphic.
> 
> Joe Gwinn

I don't see any of the usual suspects stepping up to take 
responsibility.  You may have to reverse engineer the code in order to 
satisfy your curiosity.




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