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NTPQ(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual NTPQ(8)

NAME
ntpq -- standard NTP query program

SYNOPSIS
ntpq [-inp] [-c command] [host] [...]

DESCRIPTION
The ntpq utility is used to monitor NTP daemon ntpd(8) operations and
determine performance. It uses the standard NTP mode 6 control message
formats defined in Appendix B of the NTPv3 specification RFC1305. The
same formats are used in NTPv4, although some of the variables have
changed and new ones added. The description on this page is for the
NTPv4 variables.
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-n Output all host addresses in dotted-quad numeric format rather
than converting to the canonical host names.

-p Print a list of the peers known to the server as well as a sum-
mary of their state. This is equivalent to the peers interactive
command.

<sp> discarded due to high stratum and/or failed sanity checks;
"x" designated falsticker by the intersection algorithm;
"." culled from the end of the candidate list;
"-" discarded by the clustering algorithm;
"+" included in the final selection set;
"#" selected for synchronization but distance exceeds maximum;
"*" selected for synchronization;
and
"o" selected for synchronization, PPS signal in use.

hi
I have a question concerning AD Time sync. We block NTP on our firewalls so
our main DC cannot get out to a tick and tock server to grab time. At this
point we are getting some w32time warnings (Event ID: 31) in our system
logs. We are debating two options one is to open NTP on our firewalls. 2 to
use a 3rd party app to go grab time from a server over http then point our
main dc to that machine for ntp. My question is has anyone used anything
third party apps for that and if not does any one have any best practices
for time sync? I do understand how important time sync is in AD for
replication purposes so any help would be appreciated...