NTP versions in production use?

Harlan Stenn stenn at ntp.org
Sun Jul 12 04:14:46 UTC 2015


Harlan Stenn writes:
> We will.  But we're going to be asking them for support for network
> time.  Folks like you are probably paying them for support.  They'll
> listen more to people like you.
> 
> This goes to *all* vendors who embed NTP in their products, we're not
> interested in in picking on anybody here.

Network Time doesn't *only* need support from network equipment
providers.

If accurate time is important to you, or you and your customers, please
pitch in.

I've probably strayed offtopic here.  Sorry about that.  But help us anyway.

H
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> --
> On 7/11/15 8:21 PM, Dovid Bender wrote:
> > You would need to ask Juniper that....
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 11:17 PM, Harlan Stenn <stenn at nwtime.org> wrote:
> > 
> >> 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>
> >>>> http://networktimefoundation.org - be a member!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Harlan Stenn <stenn at nwtime.org>
> >> http://networktimefoundation.org - be a member!
> >>
> >>
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Harlan Stenn <stenn at nwtime.org>
> http://networktimefoundation.org - be a member!
> 
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