Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family
Command Reference Guide Chapter 6 NTP Configuration Commands
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Parameter
number: Key ID in the range 1 to 4294967295.
value: The key, which comprises 1 to 32 ASCII characters.
Description
Use the ntp-service authentication-keyid command to set an NTP authentication
key.
Use the undo ntp-service authentication-keyid command to cancel the NTP
authentication key.
By default, no authentication key is configured.
This command only supports MD5 authentication.
Example
# Set MD5 ID authentication key: the key ID number is 10 and the key is BetterKey.
[3com] ntp-service authentication-keyid 10 authentication-mode md5 BetterKey
6.1.8 ntp-service broadcast-client
Syntax
ntp-service broadcast-client
undo ntp-service broadcast-client
View
Interface view
Parameter
None
Description
Use the ntp-service broadcast-client command to configure NTP broadcast client
mode.
Use the undo ntp-service broadcast-client command to cancel NTP broadcast client
mode.
By default, NTP broadcast client service is not configured.
This command specifies the interface to receive NTP broadcast packets. Operating in
broadcast client mode, the device listens to broadcast packets from the server. When
receiving the first broadcast packet, it first enters a transient client/server model to
exchange messages with the remote server in order to estimate network delay. Then it