Re: Alternative clock display

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:42:28 GMT, Tim Hubberstey <bogus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Jim Thompson wrote:
>> On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 04:10:44 GMT, Tim Hubberstey <bogus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>If you're running Windows 2000 (and probably XP), there is an NTP client
>>>built into the OS (called W32time, IIRC). All you need to do is enable
>>>it and point it at a server.
>>
>>
>> All I can find on my Win2K system is w32time.dll
>>
>> How do you use it?
>>
>> Socketwatch queries multiple servers. It's presently showing 11
>> active servers.
>
>Sorry, I don't remember the exact process for setting it up. I'll tell
>you what I remember.
>
>1. w32time.dll runs as a service named "Windows Time". In addition to
>syncing with a NTP server, it also figures out a fudge factor for your
>PC's clock and applies it to maintain accuracy between server queries.
>Find it in the Admin Tools -> Services tool and change the startup type
>to "Automatic".
>
>2. Open a DOS box and type:
>NET TIME /SETSNTP[:ntp server list]
>
>You may need to reboot to have this take effect. If things are working,
>you should have registry entries something like this:
>
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters]
>"LocalNTP"=dword:00000000
>"Period"="SpecialSkew"
>"type"="NTP"
>"ntpserver"="timelord.uregina.ca"
>"Adj"=dword:0001873c
>"msSkewPerDay"="603.0000"
>
>There is a white paper on setting up the service on the Micro$oft
>website. I think I found it by searching for NTP or SNTP. There is also
>documentation in the Windows help system.
>
>I was using the US Navy NTP server (TICK/TOCK...), but I found it to be
>very unreliable. It is possible (and not unreasonable) that it was
>filtering out-of-country requests so YMMV.
>
>It was a bit of a pain to setup initially, but it has been chunking
>along without intervention for quite a while now.

I think I'll just stick with SocketWatch, it's working just fine, cost
$10, and requires no mental capacity on my part. (Plus it has a neat
"countdown" feature for setting your watch.)

Presently reporting....

cuckoo.nevada.edu - ***ACTIVE SERVER***
ntp.ucsd.edu - OK
rolex.peachnet.edu - OK
ntp3.cs.wisc.edu - OK
ntp1.cs.wisc.edu - OK

(I have it set to maintain 5 servers minimum.)

...Jim Thompson
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