Posted by admin on 08/28/08 in Uncategorized
This article explains network time synchronization
Even when the Internet when was its infancy, with no more than a few computers connected together it became apparent that there was a need for time synchronisation. Computers are easily confused particularly with time which can only travel in one direction.
When a communication is sent from one computer and received by seems to have arrived before it was sent and this can cause unforeseen problems.
Think about buying an airline ticket only to turn up at the airport to find somebody has bought your seat after you did because they booked it on a computer with a slower clock!
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NTP Time Server - The Art of Synchronisation
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Posted by admin on 06/29/08 in Uncategorized
This article explains how to configure Windows 2003 to run as a Network Time Server.
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Configuring Windows 2003 to run as a NTP Network Time Server
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Posted by admin on 06/27/08 in Uncategorized
This article explores how GPS and other Global
Navigation Satellite Systems can be used for much more than just satellite
navigation.
We are all
used to the Sat Nav by now. More and more people are installing those little
black boxes into their cars and throwing away their old paper road maps. The
advantages of satellite navigation are many fold ? from constant updates keeping
the maps current to being able to pin point your location miles from any
landmarks or road signs.
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Posted by admin on 06/2/08 in Uncategorized
Using Xp as a dedicated time server
Copyright (c) 2008 Richard Williams
Time synchronisation in modern computer networks is essential. It not only provides the only frame of reference between all devices, it is critical in everything from securing, planning and debugging a network to providing a time stamp for applications such as data acquisition or email.
Microsoft Windows XP has a time synchronisation utility built into the operating system called Windows Time (w32time.exe) which can be configured to operate as a network time server. It can be configured to both synchronise a network using the internal clock or an external time source.
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Posted by admin on 05/27/08 in Uncategorized
How a NTP server works
Copyright (c) 2008 Richard Williams
Time servers are like other computer servers in the sense they are usually located on a network. A time server gathers timing information, usually from an external hardware source and then synchronises the network to that time.
Often time servers are synchronised to a UTC (Coordinated Universal time) source which is the global standard time scale and allows computers all over the world to synchronised to exactly the same time. This has obvious importance in industries where exact timing is crucial such as the stock exchange or airline industry.
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Time Server’s and the Importance of Synchronisation.
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