[ntp:questions] what is refid 78.79.86.76?

David J Taylor david-taylor at blueyonder.co.uk.invalid
Tue Apr 24 07:35:33 UTC 2012


> Hi,
>
> i check ntp with ntpq -p and get:
>
> # ntpq -p
> remote        refid        st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
> =========================================================================
> LOCAL(0)      .LOCL.       10 l   52  64   377    0.000  0.000     0.001
> *pluto.mydom   78.79.86.76   5 u   24  64   377    0.294  0.234 
> 0.352
>
> What did the refid 78.79.86.76 mean? This is not the IP of the host 
> pluto!
[]
> TiA
>
> Bernd

Try it as text - ASCII characters:  NOVL

It's not supposed to be anything other than a four digit set, but very 
often (in IPv4) it is an IP address.

Cheers,
David 



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