This article describes the how we can deploy MX960 as NTP server and few queries around it.

To configure the MX960 router as an NTP server, follow these steps:

1. Enter configuration mode: configure
2. Configure the system to use the local clock as a reference for NTP synchronization: set system ntp source-address

3. Configure the NTP server:set system ntp server

4. (Optional) Configure additional NTP servers if needed:set system ntp server

5. (Optional) Configure the preferred NTP server:set system ntp preferred-server

6. (Optional) Configure the authentication key for NTP:set system ntp authentication-key type md5 value set system ntp trusted-key

7. (Optional) Enable NTP logging:set system ntp log-queries

8. Commit the configuration changes:commit

Note: Replace with the appropriate IP address and with the IP address of the NTP server you want to configure.

>> Below commands can be used to verify the status/ associations-

MX> show ntp associations (client)

MX> show ntp status (client)

>> There are no such limitations on the number of clients.

>> Also, there is no such commands to check how many ntp clients are associated with ntp server (MX 960).

>> Below command could be used to check the max bandwidth for NTP traffic. If it is crossed, there could be drop of NTP packet.

MX> show ddos-protection protocols ntp parameters detail

You can also check the ntp statistics :

MX> show ddos-protection protocols ntp statistics detail

2024-10-15: minor non tech changes

2024-04-02 : Initial Draft