Last week’s column introduced NTP, the Network Time Protocol and the concept of highly accurate timekeeping. While numerous commands exist to help system administrators maintain fairly accurate time ...

Setting up a Unix system to be an NTP client is generally straightforward. On those Unix platforms that include NTP in the default configuration, you may only need to make a few adjustments to NTP’s ...

When you want to synchronize files between remote network equipment and servers at a main facility, all computers must have the accurate Universal Time Coordinated, or UTC, an official standard for ...

Incorrect time on a Windows device or server can prevent security updates or user authentication, and it can interfere with a forensics investigation. The recent U.S. daylight saving time change ...

In trying to troubleshoot a time synchronization issue, I've run into some unexpected behavior. Google has failed me, so I've come to Ars.<BR><BR>On some machines, at some times, the Net Time command ...

In order for a server in your business to sync its time with that of a client computer, it needs to use what is known as Network Time Protocol (NTP). When your NTP server is working correctly, all ...

The right time helps systems communicate and ensures you can complete tasks -- and with Linux, there are a few commands for managing time on your system. Each of the following commands I'll show you ...

Hi All, any NTP experts? I have a piece of hardware that is syncing to a PC(1) which has an NTP server which in turn is syncing off another PC(2) with a local NTP server. - The PC(2) with local NTP ...