topic Re: NTP Server on PIX in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/ntp-server-on-pix/m-p/258195#M595652 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ntp support was added in version 6.2</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:34:44 GMT t.moxon 2004-01-08T15:34:44Z NTP Server on PIX https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/ntp-server-on-pix/m-p/258192#M595649 <P>Is NTP Server support is planned in future releases of PIX Software?</P><P></P><P>Thanx</P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 07:11:03 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/ntp-server-on-pix/m-p/258192#M595649 subbarao.s 2020-02-21T07:11:03Z Re: NTP Server on PIX https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/ntp-server-on-pix/m-p/258193#M595650 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would tend to doubt it. No need to run more services on your firewall</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 07 Jan 2004 12:37:04 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/ntp-server-on-pix/m-p/258193#M595650 mostiguy 2004-01-07T12:37:04Z Re: NTP Server on PIX https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/ntp-server-on-pix/m-p/258194#M595651 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I agree that because this is a security appliance, the least amount of non-essential services running is best.</P><P></P><P>However, in certain situations, it seems to me an NTP might be a good idea. For example, in small businesses with limited budgets, a GPS/RF NTP server is often not justifyable and instead, since the PIX obtains its time (if configured) from Internet NTP servers, why not setup the PIX NTP server onto the inside interface?</P><P></P><P>I am not familiar with this enough to say for sure if security would be compromised by such. However, I would tend to prefer not having to open ports to let NTP traffic through the PIX.</P><P></P><P>Can someone enlighten me?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 07 Jan 2004 15:11:29 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/ntp-server-on-pix/m-p/258194#M595651 plemieux72 2004-01-07T15:11:29Z Re: NTP Server on PIX https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/ntp-server-on-pix/m-p/258195#M595652 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ntp support was added in version 6.2</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:34:44 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/ntp-server-on-pix/m-p/258195#M595652 t.moxon 2004-01-08T15:34:44Z