NIST is trying to distribute their NTP service around the country. If you give them space, power, and internet access, they'll provide the hardware and monitoring. I don't know how they do the time validation in that scenario, it probably varies from site to site (maybe ACTs?).
-RL ---------------- Robert Lutwak, Senior Scientist Symmetricom - Technology Realization Center 34 Tozer Rd. Beverly, MA 01915 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Business) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Personal) (978) 232-1461 (Desk) (339) 927-7896 (Mobile) (978) 927-4099 (FAX) -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Dr. David Kirkby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Dr. David Kirkby" writes: > > > >>Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > > > > > > >>I can't obviously see gps.dix.dk in there: > >> > >>sparrow /downloads % grep -i "gps\.dix\.dk" dwl700AP_firmware_202.dlf > > > > > > That is because in this case the firmware file is a compressed file > > with a small uncompression program in front. > > > > Try this: > > > > dd if=dwl700AP_firmware_202.dlf bs=489 iseek=40 | gunzip | strings > > > > Yes, that finds them as you say. > > Looks like it uses a UNIX-like operating system (embedded linux?) too, with > names like /dev/uart0 and /dev/flash0 > > /dev/uart0 > uart0 > adm2 > adm2 > /dev/flash0 > Error: Create node /dev/flash0 failed! > 131.107.1.10 > 129.6.15.29 > 209.0.72.7 > 207.126.103.202 > 128.138.140.44 > 192.43.244.18 > > > It seems to contain these hardcoded IP numbers: > > > > 131.107.1.10 (time-nw.nist.gov.) > > That is interesting: > http://ntp.isc.org/bin/view/Servers/TimeNwNistGov > > ServerLocation: Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington > ServerContact: Judah Levine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (303) 492-7785 > > It seems a bit odd, with a time-server located at M$, with the admin contact > at > NIST. > > > 129.6.15.29 (time-b.nist.gov.) > > 209.0.72.7 (Somewhere in Level3) > > 207.126.103.202 (Somewhere (unused ?) in AboveNet) > > 128.138.140.44 (india.colorado.edu.) > > 192.43.244.18 (time.nist.gov.) > > All those have: > > AccessPolicy: OpenAccess > AccessDetails: Open access for up to 20 queries per hour (one-day average) > from > any one address, others by arrangement > > so no problems with them, unless the server admins change their policy. > > > Poul-Henning > > > > You might consider sending a few people letters asking them to cease using > your > time server. They could then take them to a retailer and ask them to be fixed > and if no joy to a credit card company if they were purchased on a credit > card. > > Dlink would surly act if retailers were forced to give refunds or swap them > for > units that are not affected. > > dave > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
