System information
Command Line Interface
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sntp broadcast client
This command synchronizes the switch’s clock based on time broadcast from time 
servers (using the multicast address 224.0.1.1). Use the no form to disable SNTP 
broadcast client mode.
Syntax 
[no] sntp broadcast client
Default Setting 
Disabled
Command Mode 
Global Configuration
Example 
show sntp
This command displays the current time and configuration settings for the SNTP 
client, and indicates whether or not the local time has been properly updated.
Command Mode 
Normal Exec, Privileged Exec
Command Usage 
This command displays the current time, the poll interval used for sending 
time synchronization requests (when the switch is set to SNTP client mode), 
and the current SNTP mode (i.e., client or broadcast).
Example 
Console(config)#sntp broadcast client
Console#
Console#show sntp
Current time: Dec 23 05:13:28 2002
Poll interval: 16
Current mode: unicast
Console#










