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Set ‘ntp source’ to Loopback Interface – ‘NTP/SNTP is bound to loopback’

Details

Use a particular source address in Network Time Protocol (NTP) packets.

Solution

Bind the NTP service to the loopback interface.
hostname(config)#ntp source loopback {loopback_interface_number}

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This control applies to the following type of system Cisco.

Source

Updated on July 16, 2022
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