Symantec, the computer security solutions company, has reported a large number of NTP reflection distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks over the December 2013 Christmas period. What is a NTP Reflection Attack? A reflection attack is conducted by an attacker sending a small forged packet of information to a server that requests a much larger […]
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LF Radio Troubleshooting Tips
SR and SC Series NTP Servers Help and Support: LF Radio Troubleshooting Tips Models that this article applies to: SR Series: SR7110, SR9210, SR9750, SR9850, SR9860D with MSF or DCF-77 LF radio antenna. SC Series: SC7105, SC9205, SC9705 with MSF or DCF-77 LF radio antenna. Summary Struggling to get a good LF radio signal ? […]
GPS Installation and Troubleshooting Tips
SR and SC Series NTP Servers Help and Support: GPS Troubleshooting Tips Models that this article applies to: SR Series: SR7110, SR9210, SR9750, SR9850, SR9860D with GPS antenna. SC Series: SC7105, SC9205, SC9705 with GPS antenna. Summary Struggling to get a GPS lock ? Here’s a few tips and pointers to getting a good consistent […]
SR and SC Series NTP Time Servers Firmware Updates
To take advantage of new features, security updates and bug fixes, TimeTools recommends that customers regularly check that their SR and SC series network time servers firmware is up to date. The latest firmware updates for the SR and SC Series NTP Time Servers can be downloaded using the links below. The zipped files contains […]
NTP Security Using Authentication
Network Time Protocol (NTP) provides a time synchronization service to the internet and other computer networks. It is often used by time critical processes to ensure timing integrity. It therefore potentially poses a security risk to sensitive applications from malicious users or hackers. However, NTP includes a number of security features to help mitigate any […]