Agreed. I have installed routers at new sites and not configured NTP for days before, and OSPF worked fine.
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Martin Ruiz Ibersystems < martinr...@ibersystems.es> wrote: > I think NTP is not necessary... > > > Imagine your network is to connect a private video network without Internet > connection.. Do you need to configure a NTP server? > > > * MartÃn Ruiz* > * * > * > * > > > > > > > 2012/2/6 Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > > > I don't think it's the time relative to the world but time relative to > > the last HELO. The different time outs and such. If the clock is > > really drifiting it may be a few seconds off each time... > > > > Josh Luthman > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > 1100 Wayne St > > Suite 1337 > > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Craig Baird <cr...@xpressweb.com> > wrote: > > > Is it really necessary to have all clocks synced via NTP? Not doubting > > you, > > > but I've been running OSPF on my network for years now without using > NTP > > on > > > my MT routers. Generally everything works properly. I've occasionally > > seen > > > issues with two routers syncing up, but it's generally solved by using > > NBMA. > > > I've never considered needing to have the clocks synced. > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quoting Scott Reed <sr...@nwwnet.net>: > > > > > >> All routers must have the same time-out values. > > >> Clocks must all me synced. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mikrotik mailing list > > > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > > > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > > > > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > > RouterOS > > _______________________________________________ > > Mikrotik mailing list > > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > > RouterOS > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20120206/1aaf05e4/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20120206/961f596e/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
