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    Troubleshooting pfSense as a NTP Server (Resolved)

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      thund3rsh0ck
      last edited by thund3rsh0ck

      Hi, quick NTP-related question. I am using pfSense (at the IP 10.60.66.30) on AWS and am attempting to use it as a NTP server in my environment.

      I seem to have set it up but Ubuntu (at 10.60.66.9) doesn't seem to want to sync with it, showing the following output:
      0_1550517250028_c2235854-f30a-4229-9fcd-7d2ca80dddee-image.png

      I have pfSense syncing to the AWS ntp servers as shown here:
      0_1550517325825_8ca26072-e487-41ea-875a-3e33df4539e0-image.png

      I see the udp ntp port open on the pfSense instance:
      0_1550517394139_2238b201-8404-4c83-bd31-ea8637f21444-image.png

      I have scoured the forums here and some suggested waiting a few hours, unchecking the "enable KOD packets" option, etc, but nothing seems to be helping. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

      Okay - update: I have narrowed it down to a connectivity issue as other NTP connections are coming through from other clients, even though TCP packets flow freely.. need to figure out why the NTP packets aren't coming through:
      0_1550519894346_f341e8af-bffc-46e0-b025-c6a875321288-image.png

      Update 2: Annd solved.. thank you tcpdump. It was a security group setting on AWS... thanks for anyone who read this and was about to help :)

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