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INDEX ENTRY FOR NTP:
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Name: NTP - Network Time Protocol daemon and utilities
Version: 5.90e
Author(s): Dave Mills <mills@udel.edu>
Numerous authors have contributed to this package.
See the COPYRIGHT file for a complete list.
On the CD-ROM in: network/ntp.tar
Ftp source: ftp.udel.edu:/pub/ntp/
Web page: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp
Size on the CD: 1.6 MB (compressed)
Description:
This is a distribution of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Version
3 sources and documentation. NTP can be used by Unix, DEC VMS and
Microsoft Windows NT platforms to synchronize the computer clock
to external sources of time, such as other NTP time servers or a
local radio clock. The daemon included in this distribution can
operate as a server, a client, or a relay from a set of servers
to a dependent client population on a local net. This
distribution includes the daemon itself, plus utility programs
and supporting documentation.
The authstuff directory contains miscellaneous programs to test,
calibrate and certify the cryptographic mechanisms for DES and
MD5 based authentication. These programs do not include the
cryptographic routines themselves, so are free of U.S. export
restrictions.
The ntpdate directory contains a program to set the local machine
time from one or more remote machines running NTP. Operates like
rdate, but much more accurate.
The ntpq directory contains a utility program to query local and
remote NTP peers for state variables and related timekeeping
information. This program conforms to Appendix A of the NTP
Version 3 Specification RFC 1305.
The ntptrace directory contains a utility program that can be
used to reveal the chain of NTP peers from a designated peer to
the primary server at the root of the timekeeping subnet.
The util directory contains various utility and testing programs.
-- Adapted from the 5.90 README and WHERE-TO-START files
Advertised architectures:
Numerous, but varies for each program
Prerequisites:
C compiler, HTML browser for documentation, and a PostScript
previewer or printer for reports