[ntp:questions] Re: Reach error codes

Richard B. Gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Mon Jan 23 15:48:38 UTC 2006


SivaKumar Subramani wrote:

>When I execute the "ntpq -p" displays reach value for all the time
>source as 377.
>What it means? When this shall be set to proper value and system clock
>shall be sync'd.
>
>ntpq -p
>     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay
>offset    disp
>==============================================================================
>
> 143.209.133.66  143.209.150.72   3 u  696 1024  377   199.74  -725421
>15875.0
> 143.209.150.72  131.107.1.10     2 u  691 1024  377   199.89  -726021
>15875.0
> 143.209.150.232 143.209.150.72   3 u  707 1024  377   199.75  -723621
>15875.0
>
>What could be the problem?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Thanks
>Sivakumar
>
>
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Start ntpd with the -g option.   This will cause it to set (step) the 
clock on a one time basis.  This will get your clock within a few 
milliseconds of the correct time before ntpd tries to synchronize it.  
Without this option, ntpd can take hours or days to adjust your clock to 
the correct time or, if your clock is off by more than 1024 seconds, it 
will exit immediately (panic).

The reach value of 377 is an octal number (representing 11111111 in 
binary).   Each time a server responds to a poll, a 1 bit is shifted in 
from the right hand side.  If a server fails to respond to a poll, a 
zero bit is shifted in.   377 is a good value; it means that the server 
responded to the last eight requests.   During startup, it should 
successively display: 1, 3, 7, 17, 37, 77, 177 and 377.




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