Re: What TCP interface is used by NTP ?

[Marc Rauzier <marc.rauzier@xxxxxxxxx>]

Le 13/07/2022 à 06:47, Gad Miron a écrit :
> Anyone in the know?
>
> When NTP (Network Time Protocol) client is started it seems to use
> the lowest TCP IP interface configured.
> There are several TCP interfaces configured  and it so happens that the
> lowest
> IP (10.10.10.1) is used for a direct connection to another IBMi and has no
> access to the internet.
> The IP to use is 192.168.168.59
> What I do then is to end the 10.10.10.1 interface before starting the NTP
> client
> and start it after NTP has been started.
>
> Is there a way to configure the IP interface for NTP

You can try to set a specific route using 192.168.168.59 IP as the 
preferred binding interface, for the NTP servers IPs. Example:

ADDTCPRTE
    RTEDEST('5.196.160.139')  SUBNETMASK(*HOST)
    NEXTHOP('yourgatewayIP') BINDIFC('192.168.168.59')


> TIA
> Gad