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118144 2003-02-04 11:06:00 If someone could tell me how i syncronise to a network time server (i thought i'd use IHUGS even though i'm on paradise-cable)i'd join the test crew.

SuSE8, crap computer, 24/7 connected and running.
I have found servers, i have no idea what to do with them.

(Wonders if paradise have network time servers available somewhere. If they do the dont seem to be telling.)

.Clueless
Clueless (181)
118145 2003-02-04 11:23:00 Gidday Clueless,

You should really go to www.eecis.udel.edu and check out the details regarding access of the Time Servers. All of the servers in NZ are class 2 and according to the listing there is only one server here that you can access with out asking.

There is a couple of class 1 servers in Australia that permit free access, but most request that you e-mail BEFORE accessing.

Hope this helps ;)
Gorela (901)
118146 2003-02-04 11:28:00 Terry: Could you please tell me what software you're using for you time synch? -=JM=- (16)
118147 2003-02-04 11:40:00 I don't know if Terrey will answer but under WinXP the time will sync by default with "time.windows.com"

My guess is that this will be a USA server and due to to ping times I'm likely to be 350 milliseconds late for work today. :-)
Elephant (599)
118148 2003-02-04 12:02:00 Clueless

Just checked the SuSE 8.0 RPMs and the Time Server is xntp 4.1.1. Checking the SuSE patch database there has been a patch issued in May.

There is also a nice little doc for it as well. :p
Gorela (901)
118149 2003-02-04 19:08:00 JM, I use a program called Dimension 4 from here:
http://www.thinkman.com/

There is a list of standards labs that can be selected from to synchronise your computer clock.
It's claimed to be accurate to +/- 50 milliseconds allowing for the ping time.
That should be good enough for general use.

There are a number of other similar programs, some that are not free, but this works ok.

If you have shortwave radio, you can also tune in to WWH/WWVH the NIST station on 5, 10, 15 MHz or VNG the Aussie station on the same frequencies and 16MHz to get a time signal.
Incidently it is also possible to extract the carrier frequency from these stations which is reasonably accurate, as a calibration frequency for checking signal generators or frequency counters by beating with a stable sig. gen to less than 1 Hz.
Terry Porritt (14)
118150 2003-02-04 19:41:00 I find this crowd's clock reasonably accurate.

http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
Thomas (1820)
118151 2003-02-04 19:42:00 Um, Terry, isn't it 186,000 miles per SECOND? Or does it go slower in Lower Hutt?
robo.
robo (205)
118152 2003-02-04 20:48:00 Right Robo, you spotted the deliberate mistake :) :8}What a bloomer, still the others are too young to know about miles and things imperial !!!!!! Terry Porritt (14)
118153 2003-02-04 22:33:00 Cheers for that Terry, -=JM=- (16)
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