Network Time Protocol
This chapter is a reference for Network Time Protocol (NTP) commands.
NTP synchronizes clocks between computer systems over packet-switched networks. NTP can synchronize all participating computers to within a few milliseconds of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
NTP uses a hierarchical, layered system of time sources. Each level of this hierarchy is called a “stratum” and is assigned a number starting with zero at the top. The number represents the distance from the reference clock and is used to prevent cyclical dependencies in the hierarchy.
Note: The default time-to-live value for the unicast packets is 64.
This chapter contains these commands:
Last modified date: 10/19/2023