Harlan Stenn wrote: >>>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> writes: > > Richard> The bug is that ntpq should not be interpreting the refid at all! > Richard> It's a text string, not an IP address and should not be treated as > Richard> one. Yes, sometimes the refid IS an IP address but it still should > Richard> be treated as a simple text string! > > How can the code tell the difference between a refid that is a string and > one that is an IP address? > > I want to stop doing this resolution altogether, but the last time I asked > Dave about this he said he wanted to keep the lookup in place, even though > it is only useful for IPv4. >
Let me repeat myself. The refid should *never* be looked up. It's an ID and not an address. Similarly refclocks themselves should not be looked up and we should know that. This is a bug plain and simple and it should be logged as such. Danny _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
