[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#599793: ntpdate says Server dropped: no data

[David Delon]

Package: ntpdate
Version: 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1


root at zongo:~# ntpdate -d 192.168.109.22
11 Oct 11:17:31 ntpdate[1865]: ntpdate 4.2.6p2 at 1.2194-o Tue Jul 13 19:08:50 UTC 2010 (1)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
receive(192.168.109.22)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
receive(192.168.109.22)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
receive(192.168.109.22)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
receive(192.168.109.22)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
192.168.109.22: Server dropped: no data
server 192.168.109.22, port 123
stratum 5, precision -6, leap 00, trust 000
refid [192.168.109.22], delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000
transmitted 4, in filter 4
reference time:    d05d519e.9773a43c  Mon, Oct 11 2010 11:04:30.591
originate timestamp: d05d54b4.1f6341ee  Mon, Oct 11 2010 11:17:40.122
transmit timestamp:  d05d54b1.9285ee5f  Mon, Oct 11 2010 11:17:37.572
filter delay:  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
         0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
filter offset: 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
         0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000
offset 0.000000

11 Oct 11:17:39 ntpdate[1865]: no server suitable for synchronization found


@zongo:~# dpkg -i ntpdate_4.2.6.p1+dfsg-1_i386.deb
dpkg: warning: downgrading ntpdate from 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1 to 1:4.2.6.p1+dfsg-1.
(Reading database ... 233021 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ntpdate 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1 (using ntpdate_4.2.6.p1+dfsg-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ntpdate ...
Setting up ntpdate (1:4.2.6.p1+dfsg-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...

root at zongo:~# ntpdate -d 192.168.109.22
11 Oct 11:19:04 ntpdate[1925]: ntpdate 4.2.6p1 at 1.2158-o Wed May 26 18:51:50 UTC 2010 (1)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
receive(192.168.109.22)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
receive(192.168.109.22)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
receive(192.168.109.22)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
receive(192.168.109.22)
transmit(192.168.109.22)
server 192.168.109.22, port 123
stratum 5, precision -6, leap 00, trust 000
refid [192.168.109.22], delay 0.04164, dispersion 0.00096
transmitted 4, in filter 4
reference time:    d05d519e.97a45fc6  Mon, Oct 11 2010 11:04:30.592
originate timestamp: d05d550b.83ac90ed  Mon, Oct 11 2010 11:19:07.514
transmit timestamp:  d05d5508.f6501ebb  Mon, Oct 11 2010 11:19:04.962
filter delay:  0.04164  0.04182  0.04164  0.04167
         0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
filter offset: 2.553532 2.552998 2.552478 2.551976
         0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
delay 0.04164, dispersion 0.00096
offset 2.553532

11 Oct 11:19:04 ntpdate[1925]: step time server 192.168.109.22 offset 2.553532 sec

Problem occurs on all my clients running on Debian testing.
Problem do not occur on all my clients running on Debian stable.
My NTP server is a Windows 2003 controller domain.
Also seen on http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329571

Thanks