"Phil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >The replies around here sure separate the professionals like David Mills and >Steve Kostecke from the seemingly arrogant ones like Unruh.
>Considering my use of timing is rather critical to my applications I don't >even depend on the "pool" servers for time. I use my own Symmetricom gps >disciplined ntp servers, my own Datum/Symmetricom gps disciplined rubidium >standards for 1PPP and 10 MHz all using HP/Symmetricom gps antennas and gps >splitters. Sorry, I only have some ten GPS based time receivers. >Unruh said "If it is in hardware only it may be some hack >written by someone whose knowledge of ntp was gained in kindergarten class." >I guess that depends on what you think of the Symmetricom designers, >engineers, and programmers. I also run the latest release of ntpd software >on several HP/Compaq Servers. I have no idea how good the Symmetricon designers are. My experience is in ppp where loads of people have coded up their own ppp inplimentations ( eg phone companies for mobile phone ppp, Microsoft,...) and many of them are incompetent. What happens is some summer student comes in and they hand off the coding to them, telling them to go look on the net or rfcs to figure out how to do it. Those poor students come onto the lists asking questions and demonstrating that their knowledge level is low, but they are responsible to putting out the programs that will be used by thousands of people. >From lurking on this list ( yes, occasionally I just lurk) there have been various opinions expressed about things like OpenNTP and other ntp implimentations, and occasionally there is someone whose knowledge level of ntp is clearly low asking for help in implimenting it. They could have been the programmers at Symmetricom. You gave no information originally about what the ntp device was that you were hooking up to. >I'm certain I'm a small fish time user, but I feel with this investment I >have graduated a little past the sundial and perhaps even a little above the >average time user. Don't denigrate sundials. They are pretty sophisticated devices and until about 200 years ago, by far the most accurate timekeepers. So, are you able to determine what version of ntp your hardware runs? Or is it an SNTP that was coded up by the people who put out the hardware? >Phil Harwood >"Unruh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> "David L. Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>>Phil, >> >>>See the limit and kod restrict options in the Access Control Options >>>page in the current web documentation. >> >> Since the current web documentation refers to the current version of ntp, >> and since the OP has never told us what version of ntpd he is running or >> even if it is ntpd he is running, that may not be helpful. >> >> In fact he may not know. If it is in hardware only it may be some hack >> written by someone whose knowledge of ntp was gained in kindergarten >> class. >> >> >> >> >>>Dave >> >>>Phil wrote: >> >>>> Can the kiss-o'-death packet be disabled ? >>>> Is this packet also implemented in a "canned" or hardware only ntp >>>> server? >>>> Thanks >>>> Phil Harwood >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>j. wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi all, >>>>>>>I'm testing an embedded linux device, which implement an NTP server, >>>>>>>based on the ntpd demon. >>>>>>>It looks like ntpd accepts only a limited number of requests from a >>>>>>>test clientIi've set up. >>>>>>>Do you know if there's such limit or what's the logic behind it? >>>>>>>Maybe ntpd rejects bursts of requests coming from the same IP? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Thanks in advance, >>>>>>>Gianandrea Gobbo. >>>>> >>>>>>If you poll the server continuously at intervals of less than 64 >>>>>>seconds, most modern NTP servers will send you a "Kiss of Death" >>>>>>packet. >>>>>>Polling this frequently is considered abusive! It's also unnecessary, >>>>>>NTP is designed to work with poll intervals between 64 seconds and 1024 >>>>>>seconds and will adjust its poll interval within that range as needed. >>>>> >>>>>His question can be rephrased, what does ntpd do after it has sent the >>>>>Kiss of Death? >>>>>does it drop all subsequent packets? -- That sounds like a huge cost on >>>>>the >>>>>ntp server-- ie imagine a popular server with 10,000 machines it has >>>>>sent >>>>>the KoD to. It then has to scan that whole list for each packet to see >>>>>if >>>>>it is in there-- something which takes time and destroys the ability of >>>>>ntp >>>>>to deliver its time base rapidly. >>>>> >>>>>Note that how ntpd handles this situation depends on which version of >>>>>ntpd >>>>>you are running. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>There are two exceptions to the above. You may specify the "iburst" >>>>>>keyword for a server and NTPD will send an INITIAL burst of eight >>>>>>request packets at intervals of two seconds. This is designed for fast >>>>>>startup. After the initial burst, polling continues at intervals >>>>>>between 64 and 1024 seconds. >>>>> >>>>>So how does the server know whether this burst is an iburst or is a >>>>>rogue >>>>>client to which it should send a KoD? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>If you are using a dialup telephone connection for short periods three >>>>>>or four times a day, you may specify the "burst" keyword which sends >>>>>>eight requests two seconds apart at EACH poll interval. "Burst" is to >>>>>>be used ONLY for brief periods with LONG intervals between them! >>>>> >>>>>>It is customary to request permission from the owner of the server >>>>>>before using "burst". >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
