CONFIGURING THE NTP CLIENT

The NTP client can be configured in two basic ways: either as a broadcast client or as a polling client. A broadcast client listens to messages sent by the NTP server. A polling client polls a server periodically, depending on the accuracy of the local clock. The following file represents a sample client script:

/etc/inet/ntp.client 

This file can be copied as the /etc/inet/ntp.conf file to configure the host as a client.

Configuring NTP as a Broadcast Client

To configure an NTP client as a broadcast client, use the following line in the configuration file:

broadcastclient 

This broadcast method is used to discover NTP server(s) present on the network.

Configuring the Multicast Client

A multicast client acts the ...

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