Packets Down Range #40:Mike Hammett on data centers , Streamline, Aspire
Welcome to Packets Down Range #40. Lots of projects are going on here. I have been behind on getting these out.
ntp
What Network Time Protocol Is and Why You Should Care
If you manage a network and haven’t considered synchronizing your devices with the NTP protocol, this article is for you. Logs, BGP sessions, RADIUS accounting, DHCP leases, syslog, NetFlow, security alerts. Every one of them depends on accurate time. Network Time Protocol, usually called NTP, is the protocol that keeps clocks in sync across IP networks. It runs over UDP port 123.
Everything you wanted to know about NTP
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a service that can be used to synchronize time on network connected devices. Before we dive into what NTP is, we need to understand why we need accurate time. The obvious thing is network devices need an accurate clock. Things like log files with the proper time stamp are important … Read more
Make sure your devices have NTP
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NTP and NTS time synchronization
Cloudflare has announced its NTS service, which is open to everyone. If you have an NTS client, point it at time.cloudflare.com:1234
