Simple Network Time Protocol Concepts
Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) offers the following benefits:
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It can be used to synchronize network resources and for adaptation of NTP.
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SNTP provides synchronized network timestamp.
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It can be used in broadcast or unicast mode.
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It supports SNTP client implemented over UDP, which listens on port 123.
Show SNTP (CLI Only)
The following are examples of the commands used in the SNTP feature.
show sntp
(Netgear Switch) #show sntp?
<cr>
Press Enter to execute the command.
client
Display SNTP Client Information.
server
Display SNTP Server Information.
show sntp client
(Netgear Switch) #show sntp client
Client Supported Modes:
SNTP Version:
Port:
Client Mode:
Unicast Poll Interval:
Poll Timeout (seconds):
Poll Retry:
Managed Switches
unicast broadcast
4
123
unicast
6
5
1
SNTP
393