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FREEWARE: NTP (Network Time Protocol) Client 1.07 available
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ralf Christen)
Wed Jul 8 17:07:57 1998
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: 08 Jul 1998 16:04:00 -0400
From: ralf.christen@ibm.net (Ralf Christen)
Reply-To: ralf.christen@ibm.net (Ralf Christen)
Reply-to: ralf.christen@ibm.net (Ralf Christen)
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The Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client V1.07 is available now!
What this software does
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The Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client connects to a time server through the
Internet, gets the current time and adjusts the clock of your OS/2 machine
using the system DATE function.
The NTP Client supports both TIME and DAYTIME servers!
What you need
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You need Warp V3 or Warp V4 with TCP/IP or the IBM Internet Access Kit
(IAK) installed to run this software.
Where can I install this NTP client
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You can install this NTP client on any OS/2 system with Warp V3 or Warp V4
which has access to the Internet. Many users install this NTP client on an
OS/2 system running a LAN-Server. All those clients (LAN-Requesters) adjust
their time using the following LAN-Requester command:
NET TIME \\SERVER01 /SET /YES where 'SERVER01' is the name of your LAN-Server.
If the TIMESOURCE service is activated on your LAN- Server, your OS/2 client
will adjust its time automatically. Another fine way is to add the NTP client
as an autostart job to your Internet Dialer (if you don't have a leased line).
This automatically adjusts your time when accessing the Internet.
Redistribute the received time within your local network
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Your OS/2 LAN Requesters will automatically adjust their time if TIMESOURCE
service is active on your OS/2 LAN-Server. However, if you don't use a LAN
Server/Requester architecture inside your network, you may want to redistri-
bute the correct time using TCP/IP and the Network Time Protocol (NTP).
All you need is a NTP Server software on a system which gets its own
time from a precise server on the Internet using the NTP client.
A Free NTP server is also available! The program doesn't require any input
or parameter. It provides a DAYTIME service on port 13.
Download this software
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You can get the latest release of this software at:
http://www.horgen.net/rem/software/
If you have questions or suggestions, mail to:
ralf.christen@ibm.net
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