Comments on: Useful time protocols

By: Tomi Engdahl

Tomi Engdahl — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:07:53 +0000

Set your computer clock via the Internet using tools built into the operating system
http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/its.cfm

Most operating systems (i.e. Windows, Mac, Linux) have an option to automatically synchronize the system clock periodically using an NTP (network time protocol) server:

Windows: Double-click the system clock and then click on the Internet Time tab.

Mac: Applications > System Preferences > Date & Time

Linux: System > Admin >Time and Date

In the settings, you may be allowed to pick which NTP server the time comes from.
NIST operates several stratum-1 network time servers, which means their time is directly linked to UTC(NIST), the official NIST time.

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Timothy Koppel — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:15:44 +0000

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Micah Morvay — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:39:16 +0000

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Ahmed Aurrichio — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:46:28 +0000

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By: tomi

tomi — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:27:34 +0000

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By: Time Synchronisation

Time Synchronisation — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:59:47 +0000

Global Positioning System…

Typically, GPS time servers can provide accuracy to within a few milliseconds (thousandths of a second) but a lot depends on a network layout. Time synchronisation can be affected by distance travelled and the speed machines process information…