On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 09:22:59AM +0200, debian wrote: > > Hello, > > i have debian with ntp installed. > ntp works fine, it synchronizes with another pc (with net time and > crontab), that other pc syncs with internet time server. > i tested it with a ntp client on windows and a ups that can sync its > time with the linux ntp server, works fine... > i also want to sync all my cisco switches with that ntp server but > that's not working and probably because the cisco swicht thinks that the > ntp server has stratum 16 (that's what it says) so it thinks it is not > reliable. > Is there a way so that i can my the cisco thinks that the linux server > has stratum 1 ? You will probably have to ask Cisco or on a Cisco support list.
> in other words, how can i change on linux the stratum value ? I don't think you can change the stratum on the server. Basically, if you are using GPS or some ultra-precise timekeeping gear, the system will know and report itself at stratum 1. Everything else gets its time from another NTP server and is thus stratum 2. Now, on the NTP client, in the config, you can force it to use a particular server at a particular stratum, but that is a client configuration not a server configuration option. I have two servers in my network which get their time from stratum 2 servers and then provide NTP service to the rest of my network. On any of the clients on my network, the two local NTP servers show up as stratum 2. Again, I have configured nothing special. > > thanks. > Phil > > > > > Disclaimer : > > This e-mail is intended for the exclusive use by the person(s) mentioned as > recipient(s). > If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. > This e-mail does not constitute any commitment for Sea-Ro Terminal N.V. or > its subsidiaries except when expressly otherwise > agreed in a written agreement between the intended recipient and the > originating subsidiaries of Sea-Ro Terminal N.V. > Sea-Ro Terminal and each of its subsidiaries each reserve the right to > monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. > Please either ask your company to get rid of this nonsense or post from a different email account next time. Please note that such disclaimers hold practically no legal water anywhere and that you sent your mail to list with a couple of thousand subscribers and which has archives that are mirrored on hundreds of servers worldwide. > This mail has been checked for viruses by Symantec and Trend Micro. > How comforting. Two of the worst anti-virus packages you can get. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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