Hi all.



I am trying to set-up an environment where I broadcast the time to clients.
It seems that the ntp server do broadcast to the local network. With a
network monitor I can see the broadcast packets from this server.



The NTP client does receive the broadcast packets - but does not use them.
I ntp_protoc.c I can trace that some packet are discarded in following code:



                /*

                 * Discard broadcast packets received on the wildcard
interface

                 * or if not enabled as broadcast client.

                 */

                if (PKT_MODE(pkt->li_vn_mode) == MODE_BROADCAST &&

                    (rbufp->dstadr == any_interface || !sys_bclient))

                  return;



Anyone know what I are doing wrong?.  I have attached some debug information
from the client. See later in this mail.



Here is the server setup/information

System Slackware Linux 2.2.19

Ip-adr 10.10.22.30  subnetmask 255.255.255.0



ntp.conf from the server

server 192.38.7.240 minpoll 4

driftfile /etc/drift

broadcast 10.10.22.255





Client setup/information

System Windows XP

Id-adr 10.10.22.26 subnetmask 255.255.255.0

Ntp.conf

Broadcastclient









Here is debug output from the client

D:\temp\v4\ntp-4.1.1\ports\winnt\ntpd\Debug>ntpd -dddd

create_sockets(123)

bind() fd 1812, family 2, port 123, addr 0.0.0.0, flags=1

bind() fd 1804, family 2, port 123, addr 10.10.22.26, flags=0

bind() fd 1796, family 2, port 123, addr 127.0.0.1, flags=0

create_sockets: ninterfaces=3

interface 0:  fd=1812,  bfd=0,  name=wildcard,  flags=0x1

              sin=0.0.0.0  bcast=0.0.0.0,  mask=255.255.255.255

interface 1:  fd=1804,  bfd=0,  name=,  flags=0x0

              sin=10.10.22.26  mask=255.255.255.0

interface 2:  fd=1796,  bfd=0,  name=,  flags=0x0

init_io: maxactivefd 1812

authtrust: keyid 0000ffff life 1

report_event: system event 'event_restart' (0x01) status 'sync_alarm,
sync_unspe

c, 1 event, event_unspec' (0xc010)

auth_agekeys: at 1 keys 1 expired 0

expire_all: at 1

key expire: at 1 next 65536

Received 48 bytes from 10.10.22.30:123

Received 48 bytes from 10.10.22.30:123

IoEvent occurred

receive: at 43 10.10.22.26<-10.10.22.30 restrict 00

receive: at 43 10.10.22.26<-10.10.22.30 mode 5 code 5

receive: at 43 0.0.0.0<-10.10.22.30 restrict 00            *** This packet
is discarded







Thanks

Sarbjit Singh

Hi,

If you use authentication it might start to work. The ntp client normaly
(default) does not trust unauthenticated broadcast packets. Store a key in
/etc/ntp/keys:

1 M akey

For the server this should do:

enable auth
trustedkey 1
keys /etc/ntp/keys
broadcast 255.255.255.255 key 1

And for the client:
enable auth
trustedkey 1
keys /etc/ntp/keys
broadcastclient

For WinXP the keysfile is normaly stored in %windir%\ntp.keys

Good luck
Reynir Siik
Karlstad, Sweden

"Sarbjit Singh" <singh@image.dk> skrev i meddelandet
news:3ef73e10$0$76126$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk...
> Hi all.
>
>
>
> I am trying to set-up an environment where I broadcast the time to
clients.
> It seems that the ntp server do broadcast to the local network. With a
> network monitor I can see the broadcast packets from this server.
>
>
>
> The NTP client does receive the broadcast packets - but does not use them.
> I ntp_protoc.c I can trace that some packet are discarded in following
code:
>
>
>
>                 /*
>
>                  * Discard broadcast packets received on the wildcard
> interface
>
>                  * or if not enabled as broadcast client.
>
>                  */
>
>                 if (PKT_MODE(pkt->li_vn_mode) == MODE_BROADCAST &&
>
>                     (rbufp->dstadr == any_interface || !sys_bclient))
>
>                   return;
>
>
>
> Anyone know what I are doing wrong?.  I have attached some debug
information
> from the client. See later in this mail.
>
>
>
> Here is the server setup/information
>
> System Slackware Linux 2.2.19
>
> Ip-adr 10.10.22.30  subnetmask 255.255.255.0
>
>
>
> ntp.conf from the server
>
> server 192.38.7.240 minpoll 4
>
> driftfile /etc/drift
>
> broadcast 10.10.22.255
>
>
>
>
>
> Client setup/information
>
> System Windows XP
>
> Id-adr 10.10.22.26 subnetmask 255.255.255.0
>
> Ntp.conf
>
> Broadcastclient
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Here is debug output from the client
>
> D:\temp\v4\ntp-4.1.1\ports\winnt\ntpd\Debug>ntpd -dddd
>
> create_sockets(123)
>
> bind() fd 1812, family 2, port 123, addr 0.0.0.0, flags=1
>
> bind() fd 1804, family 2, port 123, addr 10.10.22.26, flags=0
>
> bind() fd 1796, family 2, port 123, addr 127.0.0.1, flags=0
>
> create_sockets: ninterfaces=3
>
> interface 0:  fd=1812,  bfd=0,  name=wildcard,  flags=0x1
>
>               sin=0.0.0.0  bcast=0.0.0.0,  mask=255.255.255.255
>
> interface 1:  fd=1804,  bfd=0,  name=,  flags=0x0
>
>               sin=10.10.22.26  mask=255.255.255.0
>
> interface 2:  fd=1796,  bfd=0,  name=,  flags=0x0
>
> init_io: maxactivefd 1812
>
> authtrust: keyid 0000ffff life 1
>
> report_event: system event 'event_restart' (0x01) status 'sync_alarm,
> sync_unspe
>
> c, 1 event, event_unspec' (0xc010)
>
> auth_agekeys: at 1 keys 1 expired 0
>
> expire_all: at 1
>
> key expire: at 1 next 65536
>
> Received 48 bytes from 10.10.22.30:123
>
> Received 48 bytes from 10.10.22.30:123
>
> IoEvent occurred
>
> receive: at 43 10.10.22.26<-10.10.22.30 restrict 00
>
> receive: at 43 10.10.22.26<-10.10.22.30 mode 5 code 5
>
> receive: at 43 0.0.0.0<-10.10.22.30 restrict 00            *** This packet
> is discarded
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Sarbjit Singh
>
>
>
>