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Hi, I want to setup xntpd with two sources ntp servers. I added to /etc/ntp.conf:

server IP1
server IP2

but, when the server lost the connection with the first, it doesn't connect the second.

Code:

#/home/s03isga0 # ntpq -p 
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset    disp 
============================================================================== 
 NTPSERVER       192.168.124.241  3 u   46   64    0     1.31   -3.250 16000.0 
#NTPSERVER2      NTPSERVER        4 u    3   64  377     0.89   -1.661    0.41

Do I have anything wrong in ntp.conf?

The two sources are two windows AD servers.

Thanks

It looks like the cuurent host cannot contact the ntp server on NTPSERVER. Can you ping NTPSERVER? Maybe NTPSERVER is only allowing certain hosts to connect. I'm not familiar with a windows ntp server so I don't know how to check that.

Hi, Yes I have ping, and also ntoq -p shows me the * sign which means it's connected to the source. From time to time, xntpd disconnect don't know why. Do you see anything wrong in npt.conf?

Thanks.

I see nothing wrong with the lines that you show from ntp.conf. ntpq is showing 0 for reachability. That is the problem. I don't know why it cannot reach NTPSERVER.

So, why the other ntp server NTPSERVER2 shows reach 377 and it's not connected with the source? I can tell you I have ping with two servers and from time to time, I see xntpd connected successfully to NTPSERVER. I was reading windows has SNTP instead NTP, don't know if it can cause the problem.. still investigating.. I promise I'll answer the forum if I solve the issue.
Thanks for your time.