Is there any preference between the default freebsd.pool.ntp.org servers and the geographic servers [example: #.north-america.pool.ntp.org]?

After upgrading to FreeNAS-11.2-BETA2 I am getting a constant alert about NTP status. It's very odd as the IP mentioned 23.239.26.89 resolves back hadb1.smatwebdesign.com? Looks like some web hosting company and I am not sure how it's relative to NTP or FreeNAS. Also I checked my NTP servers and...

We have two servers running the same FreeNAS version. On one server the time drifts over time up to multiple days offset. NTP is used on both servers (as is default on FreeNAS). Server 1 (the one with the time offset): freenas1# ntpq -pn remote refid st t when poll reach delay...

Hi, So I was trying to work with an application that uses 2FA against the system clock and noticed that my system clock had not been syncing at all via NTP. After doing some research, I found out that my ISP blocks both inbound and outbound requests on UDP port 123. This "might" explain why I...

Do the virtual machines (VMs) running under bhyve/iohyve need to update their own time (via NTP) or is this unnecessary because they simply use FreeNAS's time?

Hi all, i keep getting the below in my logs, not sure if its a DNS issue or a timing issue? everything seems to be working fine but unsure why this has started to appear in my logs since the last few days. Aug 9 00:15:19 iscsi mDNSResponder: mDNSCoreReceive: mDNSPlatformRawTime went backwards...