http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com In the worst occasions, reduction of info can even be the conclude of a business due to the poor reputation it generates. Info storage is the practice of not only storing information but retaining it as well. Single or multiple servers are one particular ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://brentpitts.articlealley.com/windows-server-info-storage-what-merits-does-it-give-about-other-information-storing-techniques-2298409.html 27th June 2011 Security and surveillance systems have undergone a wave of change. The most important reason for this is the need for high-end safety and security measures. With huge residential and commercial complexes coming up, individuals and enterprises would need a... http://www.articlealley.com/http://liza252.articlealley.com/poe-camera--excellence-in-security-surveillance-system-2255062.html 31st May 2011 PC's maintain time using internal real-time clock chips. These are relatively low cost devices that do not keep very good time. They can drift by seconds or even minutes each day. This can cause real headaches when events need to be ordered across a numbe... http://www.articlealley.com/http://dave.articlealley.com/how-to-sync-a-network-using-ntp-1188106.html 20th October 2009 Network Time Protocol (NTP) provides algorithms and defines messages for the synchronisation of time clients to an accurate time reference. This article discusses how to configure a Linux NTP Time Server to synchronise time with an Internet based public N... http://www.articlealley.com/http://geeta1.articlealley.com/how-to-configure-your-linux-ntp-server-1024541.html 09th August 2009 Timing is very important to the proper functioning of a computer network of any kind. Many computer transactions use a time stamp but it is not as important that a single computer have perfect timing (although it is desirable, after all we all like our wa... http://www.articlealley.com/http://grahamgallagher.articlealley.com/network-time-servers--should-a-network-use-the-internet-to-synchronize-time-982280.html 16th July 2009 Linux based operating systems are increasing in popularity all the time. Commercial operating systems like Windows and OS X are constantly being bombarded by viruses and security breaches. There are few viruses that can touch a Linux system and they are o... http://www.articlealley.com/http://grahamgallagher.articlealley.com/ntp-and-linux-982266.html 16th July 2009 All computers maintain system time from an internal real-time clock chip. These devices are generally relatively low-cost and as a consequence tend not to keep good time. 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This article attempts to clearly and simply d... http://www.articlealley.com/http://dave.articlealley.com/why-does-my-organisation-need-a-ntp-time-server-743144.html 08th January 2009 NTP, or Network Time Protocol, is a standard protocol for synchronising time on computers and network equipment. NTP allows client computers to synchronise with a reference NTP server over a computer network. The protocol was originally developed for the ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://dave.articlealley.com/configuring-a-simple-ntp-time-server-726123.html 18th December 2008 Atomic clocks use an atomic resonance frequency standard as their timekeeping element and are by far the most accurate chronometers possible with the latest Strontium based atomic clocks boasting a precision of a less than a second lost in several hundred... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/radio-referenced-time-servers-explained-666950.html 16th October 2008 What is a time server? A time server is a device that utilises a single time source and distributes it amongst a network. This enables all machines on a LAN (or WAN) to be synchronised together. What is NTP? Network Time Protocol is a protocol ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/common-time-server-questions-660174.html 08th October 2008 All PC's and networking devices use clocks to maintain an internal system time. These clocks, called Real Time Clock chips (RTC) provide time and date information. The chips are battery backed so that even during power outages, they can maintain time. ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/basic-time-server-information-660135.html 08th October 2008 What is a network time server? A network time server is a hardware device that utilises a single time source and distributes it amongst a network to ensure all computers and devices are telling the same time. What is NTP? 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NTP - Network Time Protocol is an Internet protocol for time synchronisation, whilst other time synchronisation protocols are available NTP is by far the most widely used having been around since the mid 1980's when the Internet was st... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/ntp-time-server-frequently-asked-questions-647832.html 24th September 2008 Network Time Protocol seems to have been around for ever. In fact it is indeed one of the Internet's oldest protocols having been developed in the 1980's by Professor David Mills and his team from Delaware University. In a laid-back world it perhaps do... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/network-time-protocol-ntp-understanding-synchronisation-645340.html 23rd September 2008 A NTP Server connects to a computer network with the purpose of synchronising all computers, routers and other devices to the exact same time. 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Computers are easily confused particularly with time which can only travel in one directio... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/ntp-time-server--the-art-of-synchronisation-626596.html 08th September 2008 Just as your computer is only as good as the software it is running, a time server is only as useful as the timing source it uses. Time servers are similar to other servers in that they are located on a network but the primary function of a time server is... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/ntp-server--why-the-need-for-a-dedicated-time-server-626579.html 08th September 2008 Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeeping devices developed by man. Modern atomic clocks are so accurate that even in 100 million years less than a second of time would be lost. This accuracy makes them ideal references for a NTP server (Network ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/ntp--using-an-atomic-clock-receiver-for-time-synchronisation-622866.html 05th September 2008 Time synchronization is vital in modern computer networks. Having one machine running a slower clock than another can cause a myriad of all sorts of problems. From the benign, such as emails arriving before they were sent, to the more serious such as bei... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/time-synchronization-basics-configuring-windows-as-an-ntp-server-622859.html 05th September 2008 When you set your watch by the speaking clock or the radio beeps have you ever wondered who is responsible for setting that time and how they can be sure it is accurate. This may seem like a straightforward question but their is no master clock that th... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/ntp-server--keeping-track-of-time-610897.html 28th August 2008 Ensuring a computer is not only displaying the correct time but that it is being maintained accurately is not as straight-forward as it first sounds. Most Linux systems have two clocks. The hardware clock, also known as the CMOS of Bios clock, is usual... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/linux--getting-the-correct-time-592240.html 29th July 2008 Many people are probably familiar with the Internet Time tab when setting their clock in Windows. This is a basic form of NTP (Network Time Protocol) called SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) that polls a NTP server every so often to synchronize time to.... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/how-to-build-and-configure-your-own-radio-referenced-ntp-time-server-591793.html 29th July 2008 Computers systems have internal real-time clocks that are notoriously poor at keeping accurate time. Hence, the time on all computers and network devices can drift away from one another at different rates. This can be a real headache when trying to synchr... http://www.articlealley.com/http://dave.articlealley.com/use-a-ntp-server-to-keep-precise-network-time-589756.html 24th July 2008 To help you prepare for success on your Cisco certification exams, here are some complimentary practice exam questions. Enjoy! CCENT Exam: Name the header fields that a UDP segment and TCP segment have in common. 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Linux offers increased security (as there are only a handful of viruses that can infect a Linux based syste... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/keeping-accurate-time-on-linux-running-a-ntp-time-server-586714.html 23rd July 2008 Network Time Protocol (NTP) is an Internet protocol used for the transfer of accurate time, providing time information so that a precise time can be obtained and maintained on a network Most UNIX and Linux operating systems provide built-in time synchr... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/linuxunix-basic-ntp-configuration-580205.html 18th July 2008 Microsoft Windows has a built in time synchronisation facility called windows time (w32time.exe). Windows time is based on Network Time Protocol (NTP) an Internet protocol designed to synchronise computers on a network. 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The internal clock in computers does keep time and date information but these ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/windows-2003-installing-and-configuring-an-authoritative-ntp-network-time-server-573619.html 10th July 2008 NTP servers (Network Time Protocol) are devices that can synchronise a computer network to an authoritative UTC time source. UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is a global time scale used throughout the world and provided by atomic clocks. NTP servers ca... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/installing-a-dedicated-ntp-gps-time-server-569825.html 04th July 2008 Time synchronisation in modern computer networks is essential, all computers need to know the time as many applications, from sending an email to storing information are reliant on the PC knowing when the event took place. Microsoft Windows Server from... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/how-to-configure-an-authoritative-time-server-in-windows-server-2008-569649.html 04th July 2008 Time synchronisation in modern computer networks is essential, all computers need to know the time as many applications, from sending an email to storing information are reliant on the PC knowing when the event took place. Microsoft Windows XP has a ti... http://www.articlealley.com/http://richardnwilliams.articlealley.com/configuring-windows-xp-as-a-ntp-network-time-server-569508.html 03rd July 2008 NTP servers or Network Time Protocol are devices that connect to a computer network and synchronise all machines to a single time source. 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