Articles, tagged with "time synchronisation", page 3

Killing Time; the Importance of Time Synchronisation in Criminal Cases.

On occasion, we all need to know the time and we have a multitude of different devices to tell us it, from our mobile phones and wrist watches to the office wall clock or the chimes on the radio news. But how accurate are all these clocks and does it matt... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

How to Configure a NTP Network Time Server in Windows 2000

Computer time synchronisation is highly important in modern computer networks, precision and time synchronization is critical in many applications, particularly time sensitive transactions. Just imagine buying an airline seat only to be told at the airpor... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

How to Configure an NTP Network Time Server in Windows XP

Copyright (c) 2008 Richard Williams Computer time synchronisation is highly important in modern computer networks, precision and time synchronization is critical in many applications, particularly time sensitive transactions. Just imagine buying an air... Read >
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Configure a Windows NTP Network Time Server

Copyright (c) 2008 Richard Williams The synchronisation of computer time is highly important in modern computer networks, precision and time synchronization is critical in many applications, particularly time sensitive transactions. Just imagine buying... Read >
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Installing a Radio Referenced NTP Server

Many networks in organisations suffer from a lack of time synchronisation between servers, workstations and other network components. This can lead to problems processing time critical information and transactions. However, a solution has been available f... Read >
Author: Dave

Using GPS for NTP and Time Server Systems

GPS is a US military system that provides highly precise time and positioning information anywhere around the globe. The system consists of 24 Earth orbiting satellites each constants broadcasting accurate time and positioning information to Earth. The br... Read >
Author: Dave

Maintaining Precise Time On Your PC Using NTP Servers

PC's maintain system time with relatively inexpensive crystals and real time clock chips. The low-cost and specification of the timing devices utilised means PC's can often keep very poor time. However, there are a number of hardware and software solution... Read >
Author: Dave

Configuring An Authoritative Time Server On A Windows 2000 Server

The Windows 2000 Server operating system includes a time synchronisation service called w32time or ‘Windows Time'. The service is installed by default and runs continuously in the service list. The time service is required by the Kerberos authentication... Read >
Author: Dave

How To Set Up An Authoritative Time Server In A Windows 2003 Server based Active Directory Network

The Windows Time service (W32Time) is designed to allow all Windows 2000 or later machines in an organisation to utilise a synchronised time. The service is used to ensure the security of the Windows Kerberos authentication protocol. This article describe... Read >
Author: Dave

The Implication of an accurate Time Server

Copyright (c) 2007 Galleon SystemsThis article demonstrates the implication of poor network time synchronisation and how significant it is to have network time in your Companies.Every Computer has a clock that sustains the internal system time. PC clocks ... Read >
Author: galleon

How to Build a Low-Cost GPS NTP Server

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) was developed to provide a way of synchronising Internet clients to an accurate network time reference. NTP allows the time on client computers to be set to within a fraction of the correct time. The NTP protocol is a suite... Read >
Author: Dave

NTP Time Server Security Solutions

NTP, or Network Time Protocol, was originally developed for ensuring the synchronisation of client machines across the Internet. NTP is one of the oldest Internet protocols still widely used today. The protocol is still widely used to ensure time synchron... Read >
Author: Dave

Installing and Configuring a Windows 2003 Domain Time Server

Most computer systems have integrated Real Time Clocks (RTC) used to maintain time and date information. Invariably, real time clocks are battery backed so that time and date information can be maintained even when the PC is powered down. The PC clock pro... Read >
Author: Dave

Choosing a NTP Server Reference Clock

NTP is a standard Internet protocol for distributing accurate time to network time clients. There are a large number of public NTP time servers available on the Internet. However, it may often be the case, for security purposes, that an organisation may r... Read >
Author: Dave

GPS Time Servers For Network Time Synchronisation

The GPS system is a satellite navigation system operated by the United States military. The system is also available for civilian use without any subscription requirement. The GPS system is primarily intended as a highly accurate global positioning system... Read >
Author: Dave

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