Entering the command 'ntp server 10.1.1.5' puts the router into static ______ mode.

Entering the command 'ntp server 10.1.1.5' puts the router into static ______ mode.

• A. Client
• B. Server
• C. Peer
• D. Reference

Answer: (A)

NTP modes describe how a device participates in time sharing with others. When you configure an NTP server with a specific address, you’re telling the device to use that remote clock as its time source. The router will operate as an NTP client: it asks that server for the current time and disciplines its own clock to match, without offering time to others. It wouldn’t become a time server unless you explicitly configure the device to provide time (for example, with a command that promotes it to an NTP master) and it isn’t automatically a peer or a reference clock just from this command. So the router is put into NTP client mode.

NTP modes describe how a device participates in time sharing with others. When you configure an NTP server with a specific address, you’re telling the device to use that remote clock as its time source. The router will operate as an NTP client: it asks that server for the current time and disciplines its own clock to match, without offering time to others. It wouldn’t become a time server unless you explicitly configure the device to provide time (for example, with a command that promotes it to an NTP master) and it isn’t automatically a peer or a reference clock just from this command. So the router is put into NTP client mode.