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Re: [Ntp] Symmetric mode

Hal Murray <halmurray@sonic.net> Thu, 22 September 2022 00:18 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Ntp] Symmetric mode
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mayer@pdmconsulting.net said:
>> What's the difference between Symmetric and a pair of client/servers?
> Symmetric peers keep track of each other while the server in  client/server
> doesn't care, it's just responding to just another request. 

Right.  That's why I said "pair" of client/servers.

We are discussing 2 systems.  What if each system is a client using the other 
system as a server?


You have to edit both config files.
It uses twice as many packets.
It works with NTS.

You don't have to worry about bad guys setting up symmetric connections.



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