> Sorry I don't have time to look at this for longer
> right now, but IIRC
> in ntp4 by default {broad,multi}casts are not trusted
Does this also apply to NTP V3?
> (any idiot on
> the net could start broadcasting anything) so you
> need to either
> 1. set up keys that are used to broadcast at the
> server end and
> trusted at the client end
> or
> 2. use "disable auth" to trust anything that is
> broadcast.
True, however, if I understand correctly, broadcasts and multicasts are
normally blocked per default by any networking equipment, on edge gateways and
routers, which would make it a moot point.
Nevertheless, your suggestion is worth a shot.
> See
> for #1 here
> http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/authopt.html
>
> and #2 here:
> http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/miscopt.html
> #enable
I poured and poured over that documentation... which is what forced me to
finally come here (I wouldn't even think to post a question on a forum and
bother people unless I've exhausted all known alternatives).
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