NTP versions in production use?

Harlan Stenn stenn at nwtime.org
Sun Jul 12 03:17:37 UTC 2015


Dovid,

Thanks, and I'm kinda stunned that folks are running such ancient
versions of NTP.

https://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Dev/ReleaseTimeline

4.2.0 was EOL'd in June of 2006, and we've fixed about 3,000 issues in
the codebase since then.

H

On 7/11/15 7:58 PM, Dovid Bender wrote:
> Juniper MX5
> root at YYY.XXXXXX.net> show ntp status
> status=06a4 leap_none, sync_ntp, 10 events, event_peer/strat_chg,
> version="ntpd 4.2.0-a Thu Mar 13 08:29:55 UTC 2014 (1)",
> processor="powerpc", system="JUNOS12.3R6.6", leap=00, stratum=3,
> precision=-18, rootdelay=90.375, rootdispersion=20.620, peer=29748,
> refid=208.75.88.4,
> reftime=d94c5338.ac6565a8  Sat, Jul 11 2015 22:45:12.673, poll=7,
> clock=d94c55ad.b634aa52  Sat, Jul 11 2015 22:55:41.711, state=4,
> offset=-0.428, frequency=2.394, jitter=3.505, stability=0.004
> 
> Juniper EX4200:
> root at YYYY> show ntp status
> status=c011 sync_alarm, sync_unspec, 1 event, event_restart,
> version="ntpd 4.2.0-a Sat Jan  5 18:41:34 UTC 2013 (1)",
> processor="powerpc", system="JUNOS11.4R6.6", leap=11, stratum=16,
> precision=-18, rootdelay=0.000, rootdispersion=656381.655, peer=0,
> refid=INIT, reftime=00000000.00000000  Thu, Feb  7 2036  1:28:16.000,
> poll=4, clock=d94c5a40.fa58e5f0  Sat, Jul 11 2015 23:15:12.977, state=0,
> offset=0.000, frequency=0.000, jitter=0.004, stability=0.000
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 4:30 PM, Harlan Stenn <stenn at nwtime.org> wrote:
> 
>> Resending...
>>
>> On 7/10/15 12:29 PM, Harlan Stenn wrote:
>>> I'm trying to build a list of the versions of NTP that are in active use
>>> on various active pieces of network gear.
>>>
>>> I know that Cisco, for example, uses NTP in around 10 different product
>>> lines, but I don't know what versions of NTP are in current use.
>>>
>>> I'm also curious about the answers here for Juniper and other network
>>> gear providers.  That would include routers, switches, and other types
>>> of gear.
>>>
>>> If you have information about this I'd appreciate your letting me know.
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Harlan Stenn <stenn at nwtime.org>
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>>
>>
> 

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