How to check NTP update frequency?


 
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Old 05-20-2014
How to check NTP update frequency?

Hi

i want know to how to check NTP update frequency for a server?
what should be its ideal value or range ?

also, i have configure one switch and on gui i can see NTP update frequency value is 1440. also no idea what should be its ideal value

i am not sure if this is correct or not .

Scriptor
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Old 05-20-2014
Most ntp implementations have
Code:
ntpq -p

shows the poll interval in seconds, range is from 64 (unstable) to 1024 (stable).
 
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