Command Reference Guide

248 ● ntp-service source-interface 3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family
Command Reference
ntp-service source-interface
Purpose Use the ntp-service source-interface command to specify an interface for
the local end to transmit NTP messages.
Use the undo ntp-service source-interface command to cancel the
setting.
Syntax ntp-service source-interface interface-type interface-number
undo ntp-service source-interface
Parameters interface-type
Specifies an interface along with
interface-number.
interface-number
Specifies an interface along with interface-type.
Example Use the IP address of interface Ethernet 1/0/0 as the source address of all the NTP
messages to be transmitted.
[3Com] ntp-service source-interface ethernet 1/0/0
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ System view
Description Normally, the source IP address of an NTP message is the address of its output
interface. However, you may use this command to specify the source IP address for all
the NTP messages to be transmitted. The replies to these messages, as a result, use
that address as their destination address.