# The net/ntp port

## ntp-4.2.8pl10p6 – Network Time Protocol reference implementation

## Description

    The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a
    computer client or server to another server or reference time source,
    such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem.  It provides accuracies
    typically within a millisecond on LANs and up to a few tens of
    milliseconds on WANs relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) via a
    Global Positioning Service (GPS) receiver, for example.  Typical NTP
    configurations utilize multiple redundant servers and diverse network
    paths in order to achieve high accuracy and reliability.  Some
    configurations include cryptographic authentication to prevent
    accidental or malicious protocol attacks and some provide automatic
    server discovery using IP multicast.

WWW: http://www.ntp.org/

Categories:
  net

## Library dependencies

- devel/libevent2

## Build dependencies

- devel/autoconf/2.69
- devel/metaauto

## Run dependencies