In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Stefan Tauner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> 5. why does ntp_clients_stats only show "bandwidth in" instead of
> totals?
> if ntpd does not provide that information it could at least estimate
> it i guess?

Sorry for not replying earlier...

as mentioned in the ntp_clients_stats, NTP packets are usually 76
bytes, UDP overhead included, in each direction.  Hence, the bandwidth
in, is approximately the bandwidth out.  The more important reason why
it measures just the "in" is because it is much more common to drop or
reject ntp requests from abusive clients than to send ntp replies to
people who haven't just sent a an ntp request.  So, *if* there is a
difference between the in and out bandwidth, the in bandwidth is most
likely larger.


-wayne

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