We explain what is NTP (Network Time Protocol), and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and they are used for.

Networking guys are saying that core switches should act as NTP, but I don't really get why is this so popular idea to have core switches/routers as NTP servers ?

If you want to use dedicated NTP Server, you can check the User Defined NAT Server and input the NTP server ip address into "Enter Time Server Here" field.

Most Hackaday readers will be familiar with the idea of a network time server; a magical box nestled away in some distant data center that runs the Network Time Protocol (NTP) and allows us to ...

For over 24 hours, Microsoft's time servers were not giving Windows PCs and servers the right time.

The number of NTP (Network Time Protocol) servers that can be abused to amplify DDoS attacks has decreased dramatically this year, but the threat remains. DDoS (distributed denial of service ...

NSFOCUS reports find that many administrators have patched vulnerable Network Time Protocol servers, though the risk of DDoS amplification attacks still remains.