MN700 frequent time sync--can't turn off

Is there NO way to turn off the VERY frequent SNTP time
syncs this router generates?

I guess Microsoft doesn't care about the bandwidth it
wastes syncing every minute with time.windows.com, but I
wonder if the NIST (time-b.nist.gov) knows a Microsoft
product is abusing their NTP servers this way.

I know time sync is important for router-based DHCP, but
I'd like to be able to throttle the syncs or turn them
off altogether if the router's DHCP server is turned off.

>-----Original Message-----
>Is there NO way to turn off the VERY frequent SNTP time
>syncs this router generates?
>
>I guess Microsoft doesn't care about the bandwidth it
>wastes syncing every minute with time.windows.com, but I
>wonder if the NIST (time-b.nist.gov) knows a Microsoft
>product is abusing their NTP servers this way.
>
>I know time sync is important for router-based DHCP, but
>I'd like to be able to throttle the syncs or turn them
>off altogether if the router's DHCP server is turned off.
>
>.
>Unless you're using dial-up, I wouldn't think you would
see a difference?

>Unless you're using dial-up, I wouldn't think you would
>see a difference?

You miss the point of my complaint: Internet-connected
hardware should not generate needless traffic. To one
person using one MN700 router, a few packets every minute
is trivial. But consider all the hardware those packets
go through between my MN700 and some NTP server in a
distant state, then multiply that by the number of
MN700's in continuous use. I know most people couldn't
care less, but to me it's like spam that a minor firmware
update could easily eliminate.

Any router/base station does the same, Clyde. Check with your broadband
provider, and you'll find the "overhead" means you're doing extremely well -
and some will tell you you're "lucky" - if you can measure your speed and
attain 80% of the "rated" throughput directly connected to their modem.
Most are around 60%, and considered very good.
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"Clyde" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >Unless you're using dial-up, I wouldn't think you would
>>see a difference?
>
> You miss the point of my complaint: Internet-connected
> hardware should not generate needless traffic. To one
> person using one MN700 router, a few packets every minute
> is trivial. But consider all the hardware those packets
> go through between my MN700 and some NTP server in a
> distant state, then multiply that by the number of
> MN700's in continuous use. I know most people couldn't
> care less, but to me it's like spam that a minor firmware
> update could easily eliminate.