ellanios82 said the following on 02/15/2013 02:56 AM:
Hello List
- i wonder if someone could be so kind to explain in simple terms, why, from time to time my ntpd time daemon connects to server 198.18.1.2 instead of connecting to the local time-server pool ??
Dunno. Have you read the man page? 198.18.1.2 Could you share with us your /etc/ntp.conf and /etc/ntp/step-tickers and what's on the command line of the daemon (use 'ps' to find that) You might want to re-read the man page after looking at them. As to that address, IIR That's from a reserved IP address block used for network testing. See http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5735 <quote> 198.18.0.0/15 - This block has been allocated for use in benchmark tests of network interconnect devices. [RFC2544] explains that this range was assigned to minimize the chance of conflict in case a testing device were to be accidentally connected to part of the Internet. Packets with source addresses from this range are not meant to be forwarded across the Internet. </quote> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2544#appendix-C <quote> C.2.2 Protocol Addresses Two sets of addresses must be defined: first the addresses assigned to the router ports, and second the address that are to be used in the frames themselves and in the routing updates. The network addresses 192.18.0.0 through 198.19.255.255 are have been assigned to the BMWG by the IANA for this purpose. This assignment was made to minimize the chance of conflict in case a testing device were to be accidentally connected to part of the Internet. The specific use of the addresses is detailed below. </quote> -- "Security can be viewed like a construction scenario - build part of a road, and even if and even if you don't complete it, you still have something to drive on; build part of a bridge and you have nothing! Security is like the last." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org