/* -*- Mode: Text -*- */ AutoGen Definitions perlopt; //#include copyright.def #include autogen-version.def prog-name = 'ntptrace'; prog-title = 'Trace peers of an NTP server'; package = ntp; #include version.def argument = '[host]'; long-opts; gnu-usage; flag = { name = numeric; value = n; descrip = 'Print IP addresses instead of hostnames'; doc = <<- _EndOfDoc_ Output hosts as dotted-quad numeric format rather than converting to the canonical host names. _EndOfDoc_; }; flag = { name = max-hosts; value = m; arg-type = number; arg-default = 99; descrip = 'Maximum number of peers to trace'; }; flag = { name = host; value = r; arg-type = string; arg-default = '127.0.0.1'; descrip = 'Single remote host'; }; doc-section = { ds-type = 'DESCRIPTION'; ds-format = 'texi'; ds-text = <<- _END_PROG_MDOC_DESCRIP @code{ntptrace} is a perl script that uses the ntpq utility program to follow the chain of NTP servers from a given host back to the primary time source. For ntptrace to work properly, each of these servers must implement the NTP Control and Monitoring Protocol specified in RFC 1305 and enable NTP Mode 6 packets. If given no arguments, ntptrace starts with localhost. Here is an example of the output from ntptrace: @example % ntptrace localhost: stratum 4, offset 0.0019529, synch distance 0.144135 server2ozo.com: stratum 2, offset 0.0124263, synch distance 0.115784 usndh.edu: stratum 1, offset 0.0019298, synch distance 0.011993, refid 'WWVB' @end example On each line, the fields are (left to right): the host name, the host stratum, the time offset between that host and the local host (as measured by @code{ntptrace}; this is why it is not always zero for "localhost"), the host synchronization distance, and (only for stratum-1 servers) the reference clock ID. All times are given in seconds. Note that the stratum is the server hop count to the primary source, while the synchronization distance is the estimated error relative to the primary source. These terms are precisely defined in RFC-1305. _END_PROG_MDOC_DESCRIP; }; |