Re: Automatically setting a PC's time

["Bob Calvert" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Janet Network is what all the universitys link up with, and yes,
your probably breaching their regualtions by syncing to it...unless
you have some connection to the higher education system.

For true accuracy on your clock you might be better to find a time
server nearer to you, ie within your ISP's domain...to reduce sync
errors, as mentioned most isp's have a time server somewhere...try
pinging ntp.blueyonder.co.uk, ntl, or BT, or whatever your on.

Although having said that windows XP will connect to Microsoft time
servers by default...cant remember where the setting is though.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "rb_ziggy" <richard.boreham@n...>
wrote:
> Thanks all - the Windows Time Service takes the prize - curiously
> useful utility.  Just set it up one command (net time... as
described
> below), start the service (and set to automatic start) and that
seems
> to be it.  Done it on two PCs and they are now in perfect harmony!
>
> Thanks also for the ntp1.ja.net link. This was where I'd struggled
as
> I'd found the Janet site: http://www.ja.net/ntp/ The guff there
> seemed to indicate that this was a closed group service.  However,
it
> works fine!
>
> Met the criteria for simplicity and cost effectiveness too.  Great
> for Win2K & above.
>
> Maybe a FAQ?
>
> Regards
>
> Richard
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "John B" <home-automation@j...>
wrote:
> > > It's a fairly standard thing in most Unixes (NFS is highly
> dependant on
> > > accurate time for encrypted connections to work properly). 
I'd
> be very
> > > surprised if there wasn't a nice simple NTP client for
Windows,
> but I
> > > suspect that, like very nearly everything else, it would be
> nagware at
> > > best, bloody expensive at worst.
> >
> > Windows 2000 and above all include an NTP client, called the
> Windows Time service (w32time).
> >
> > > As far as time servers go, I tend to use ntp1.ja.net as my
NTP
> server.
> >
> > In which case, using your above NTP server as an example, you'd
go
> to a command prompt and type:
> >
> > net time /setsntp:ntp1.ja.net
> >
> > The Windows Time service can also act as an NTP time server, so
you
> can have all your client PCs sync up to the time server, then have
> the time server sync to an external NTP source like ntp1.ja.net.
> >
> > Never had any issues with the time service - just set and forget.
> >
> > Also, if you are on Blueyonder broadband (same may be true for
NTL)
> your UBR (first hop in a traceroute) acts as an NTP server.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > John