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How does the client-server handshake work for PTP and NTP?

How does the client-server handshake work for PTP and NTP?

Jantzen
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Community Manager

How does the client-server handshake work for PTP and NTP? 

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Jantzen
Community Manager
Community Manager

PTP and NTP both support the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

  • The typical UDP ports for PTP traffic are 319 (Event Message) and 320 (General Message).
  • The official UDP port for NTP (used by ntpd and ntpdate) is 123.