NTP Server

Westyfield2 · 14 Jun 2011 at 15:47

What do you use for your NTP server?

I'm just poking one of my ProCurve 1810 switches and noticed that unlike my router and computers it insists on having an IP address for the NTP server... it won't accept a domain like pool.ntp.org

.

DJMK4 · 14 Jun 2011 at 15:59

Why don't you use the IP address that resolves to the domain pool.ntp.org?

Pinging pool.ntp.org resolves the IP

"131.188.3.220"

Will still go to the same place

Subliminal Aura · 14 Jun 2011 at 16:04

As above, resolve the names...

http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/uk

Or set up an ntp server on your LAN

Westyfield2 · 14 Jun 2011 at 16:05

DJMK4 said:
Why don't you use the IP address that resolves to the domain pool.ntp.org?

131.188.3.220

Will still go to the same place

Because I'm having a thick moment

.

If only I was blonde then I could use that as an excuse!

DJMK4 · 14 Jun 2011 at 16:19

Westyfield2 said:
Because I'm having a thick moment .

If only I was blonde then I could use that as an excuse!

Your excused from your blonde moment

PistolPete · 14 Jun 2011 at 16:24

pool.ntp.org is a pool.... so using the IP leaves you open to a failed server should it be pulled from the pool.

Does your ISP not have one? It may not be a stratum 1, but a stratum 2 should be sufficient.

If not, simply set a Windows or Unix box up with NTP software, set that to the uk.pool.ntp.org address and connect your switch back to that box on it's IP.