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9 .Nd "trace a chain of NTP servers back to the primary source"
18 determines where a given Network Time Protocol (NTP)
19 server gets its time from, and follows the chain of NTP servers back to
20 their master time source. If given no arguments, it starts with
22 Here is an example of the output from
27 localhost: stratum 4, offset 0.0019529, synch distance 0.144135
28 server2ozo.com: stratum 2, offset 0.0124263, synch distance 0.115784
29 usndh.edu: stratum 1, offset 0.0019298, synch distance 0.011993, refid 'WWVB'
32 On each line, the fields are (left to right): the host name, the host stratum,
33 the time offset between that host and the local host (as measured by
36 this is why it is not always zero for
38 ), the host synchronization
39 distance, and (only for stratum-1 servers) the reference clock ID. All
40 times are given in seconds. Note that the stratum is the server hop count
41 to the primary source, while the synchronization distance is the estimated
42 error relative to the primary source. These terms are precisely defined
45 .Bl -tag -width indent
47 Turns on some debugging output.
49 Turns off the printing of host names; instead, host IP addresses are given.
50 This may be useful if a nameserver is down.
52 Sets the number of retransmission attempts for each host (default = 5).
54 Sets the retransmission timeout (in seconds) (default = 2).
56 Prints verbose information about the NTP servers.
59 David L. Mills (mills@udel.edu)
61 This program makes no attempt to improve accuracy by doing multiple samples.