victory323
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Time Synchronization cisco switch and hosts
My cisco switch is running ntp protocol, and it is getting the time from the internet. i would like to configure the switch to broadcast the time to all connected PC's on its interface.
is there any way to do this???
if Yes please tell me.....
is there any way to do this???
if Yes please tell me.....
Interesting question. I just ran through the various ntp commands on a catalyst switch (6000) flavor and I don't see that you can do it. What cisco switch and switch OS are you running?
You could do it, maybe, if ya have a router attached. Take a look at this cisco page:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk362/technologies_q_and_a_item09186a0080093f16.shtml
Jon
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk362/technologies_q_and_a_item09186a0080093f16.shtml
Jon
You need a layer 3 switich or switch with route module installed
Forgot to include the reason.
The reason for this is simple enough.
What do switches do in th eoverall scheme of networks?
They break up collision domains. They don't break up broadcast domains unless they are routing.
The reason for this is simple enough.
What do switches do in th eoverall scheme of networks?
They break up collision domains. They don't break up broadcast domains unless they are routing.
Since I don't think most cisco switches serve NTP, why not just intsall NTP clients on your workstations and have them synchronize from the same NTP server as your switch?
Cheers,
-Jon
Cheers,
-Jon
ASKER
I have a catalyst switch (4000) L3 with OS 12.1 ,,,,,
installing NTP server is a good idea but still it does not satisfy my needs.
installing NTP server is a good idea but still it does not satisfy my needs.
ASKER
Ok...
if i'm running time sync. on AIX servers, can i tell windows client to get the time from AIX.
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if i want to use NTP (windows)server,,, what do i need?? , and what is the right way to do it??
if i'm running time sync. on AIX servers, can i tell windows client to get the time from AIX.
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if i want to use NTP (windows)server,,, what do i need?? , and what is the right way to do it??
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Oh, btw I did this on my network Windows 2000) at work and it works great. All machines have the same time. Which is real handy for me since I don't wear a watch.