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- TIMESYNC
-
- DESCRIPTION:
-
- Timesync is a simple winsock app that sets your PC's clock to match the
- time on a remote host. The remote host must be provide the Unix time
- service on port 37 (timesync does NOT use NTP). This should make the time
- setting accurate to 1 second.
-
- The host you get the time from should be a local machine (preferrably with
- accurate time set via something like NTP). Timesync makes no adjustments for
- network or cpu delays. It simply gets the time, sets the clock, and exits.
-
- TERMS OF USE:
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- This application is released into the Public Domain for no charge.
-
- AUTHOR:
-
- Brad Greer brad@cac.washington.edu
- University of Washington
- Networks and Distributed Computing
-
- LOCATION:
-
- The most current version of Timesync should be anonymously ftp'able
- from ftphost.cac.washington.edu:/pub/winsock.
-
- CHANGE LOG:
-
- 1.4 - system time and date are set according to you International
- Control Panel settings. Program runs under NT, but doesn't change
- the system time (the VB library does not understand the NT api).
-
- 1.3 - time and date are now displayed as per your Windows International
- settings. The offset from GMT can be set to negative values via the
- configuration menu.
-
- 1.2 - not released.
-
- 1.1 - fixed wrong version number request during Winsock Initialization.
- This allowed timesync to now work with Trumpet Winsock #17/#18 (and
- probably others).
-
- 1.0 - initial release. Worked ok with LanWorkplace Winsock.
-
- HOW TO INSTALL:
-
- 1. run setup (in this directory) - this should copy all required
- files onto your harddisk.
-
- 2. double click on the new timesync icon - this will bring up a
- configuration screen since you will not have a valid timesync.ini
- file. If the configuratin screens reappears after you entered
- all your data, it is because your winsock could not resolve the name
- you entered for a timesync host. Try again. At worst, you may
- have to use an IP number for the hostname.
-
- Note - The delay option was put in for when one has many PC's
- that all use a cron-like program to set their clocks at the same
- time each day. This option's random delay of 10-41 seconds will
- prevent the PC's from making their requests to simultaneously,
- so the timeserver is able to handle alot more clients. Most people
- probably won't find this useful.
-
- 3. you can then remove this directory containing the setup disk image.
- You may want to keep a backup copy on a floppy.
-
- If you need to change the ini settings after timesyc is configured,
- you can edit the timesync.ini file OR remove timesync.ini and rerun timesync
- to see the configuration screen OR double click the timesync icon when it is
- running (it stays on the screen for 3 seconds after it set the time).
-