the clock of the forum seems to be 7 minutes behind real time

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08-20-2006, 11:24 AM
the-mk

the clock of the forum seems to be 7 minutes behind real time

:Pokes: It is 5:30 pm and the forum watch shows 5:23 pm (GMT+2)
08-20-2006, 11:39 AM
alpha

Yeah same here. 16:37 when its actually 16:44.

I have a (nightly) ntpdate call in my /etc/crontab to keep my boxen in sync with the world.
08-20-2006, 05:09 PM
Bok

Fixed it. Didn't realise ntpd hadn't been running since the memory upgrade.

Bok
08-21-2006, 12:27 AM
the-mk

now its the real time :D

Thanks! :cheers:
09-06-2006, 07:10 PM
jasong

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpha

I have a (nightly) ntpdate call in my /etc/crontab to keep my boxen in sync with the world.

Is there a Windows equivalent to that program?
09-06-2006, 08:03 PM
PY 222

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasong

Is there a Windows equivalent to that program?

All Windows box should sync with a time server if you set it up.

Just double click on the clock at the bottom right side of the screen and out pops a dialog box. Go to Internet Time tab and check the "Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server".
09-06-2006, 08:28 PM
jasong

Quote:

Originally Posted by PY 222

All Windows box should sync with a time server if you set it up.

Just double click on the clock at the bottom right side of the screen and out pops a dialog box. Go to Internet Time tab and check the "Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server".

Found it!!! Apparently, it was synchronized about 24 hours ago without my knowledge.(I have a permanent connection to the Internet)

Now that I know it's accurate to the second, I'm going to adjust my watch to agree with it.
09-07-2006, 12:26 AM
the-mk

Is it just me or is the clock some minutes back again?
Forum shows 06:24 am, while it is 06:26 am
09-07-2006, 03:51 AM
alpha

Yeah, looks about 2 minutes out.

Maybe it isn't synchronised very often. :)
09-07-2006, 02:37 PM
the-mk

A cronjob once a day or at least once a week synchronising the time would be great :D

:cheers:
09-07-2006, 04:33 PM
Bok

hmmm,

it's running as a, nntp daemon so should always keep up to date. Not sure why it isn't :(

Bok
09-11-2006, 10:31 AM
Darkness Productions

Bok -

good chance the hardware clock on your server is having problems. ntpd will only update the time by a certain shift amount (usually in the neighborhood of 1-5 seconds) so that apps and logs don't get seriously confused. What time server(s) are you synching to?
09-11-2006, 10:38 AM
Bok

server 0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
server 1.north-america.pool.ntp.org
server 2.north-america.pool.ntp.org

are the standard ones..
09-11-2006, 01:39 PM
gopher_yarrowzoo

Bok,
I have a program called "About Time" which I still use to sync my pc's clock even on XP (i have the auto XP turned off don't trust it enough not to be sending stuff back :lmao: )
3 site it uses...
U.S. Naval Observatory : tick.usno.navy.mil
NIST : time.nist.gov
NASA : ns.arc.nasa.gov
if ya want the IP's i have them too..