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NTP, or Network Time Protocol, is one of the oldest Internet
protocols still in use today. It is used to distribute accurate
time around the Internet and computer networks to network time
clients. SNTP, or Simple Network Time Protocol, is a simplified
version of the Network Time Protocol lacking many of its complex
synchronisation algorithms. SNTP is ideal for implementation on
small computers.  This article describes the differences between
NTP and SNTP. The article also discusses when SNTP can be safely
used in place of the full-blown NTP protocol. It also outlines
the differences between a NTP server\client and a SNTP
server\client.  NTP protocol packets transferred between a NTP
server and client are identical to SNTP packets. Each field in a
NTP packet of information has a corresponding field in a SNTP
packet. NTP protocol packets are entirely interchangeable with
SNTP prot