Chapter 18 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)

This section describes the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) feature.

Overview

SNTP:

Used for synchronizing network resources

Adaptation of NTP

Provides synchronized network timestamp

Can be used in broadcast or unicast mode

SNTP client implemented over UDP which listens on port 123

CLI Examples

The following are examples of the commands used in the SNTP feature.

Example #1: show sntp

(Netgear Switch Routing) #show sntp ?

<cr>

Press Enter to execute the command.

client

Display

SNTP

Client

Information.

server

Display

SNTP

Server

Information.

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