Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:20:09 -0400 From: Danny Mayer <mayer@gis.net> To: NewsGroups@US-Webmasters.com Cc: david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk Subject: Re: ntpd as broadcastclient - not working? Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20040831221619.03993ec0@pop.gis.net> In-Reply-To: <4134D83E.64DC@US-Webmasters.com> References: <412F8064.353E@US-Webmasters.com> <413108CA.6826@US-Webmasters.com> <cgr4r5$pfd$1@dewey.udel.edu> <413124A7.476@US-Webmasters.com> <cgru7u$4dd$1@dewey.udel.edu> <41317FC5.3B5C@US-Webmasters.com> <4132C360.386D@US-Webmasters.com> <nPmdnYcopc3gEa7cRVn-hQ@comcast.com> <4133B4AD.1C74@US-Webmasters.com> <20040830215514.790$9k@newsreader.com> <4133ED52.79E@US-Webmasters.com>
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At 03:57 PM 8/31/2004, W. D. wrote: > >> >>The Windows computer generating the Tardis NTP broadcasts is > >> >>at IP address: 192.168.2.119. Does anyone have any idea > >> >>why it's not picking up these broadcasts? > >> > > >> >Also, that's not a broadcast address as I recall. > >> > >>It's the internal, NAT address, that my DHCP server/router > >>assigned to the Windows box that is sending out NTP > >>broadcast signals on port 123. > > > > > >That doesn't really matter. What address is it broadcasting on? > >255.255.255.255 Why would you be trying to broadcast to everyone in the world? Try 192.168.2.255. If it's not on the same subnet it would need to be a different address. >However, Tardis can be configured to broadcast on >any address. What is/are the recommended IP >address(es)? No it can't. There are only (relatively) few broadcast addresses and the routers have to support them or it will drop the packets if they are not link local. Danny
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