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  • Atomic Clock Systems
    This article provides an overview of atomic clock systems with particular emphasis on their use with NTP server systems for PC and computer network time synchronisation.
  • Choosing a NTP Server Reference Clock
    This article introduces a number of external reference clock time and frequency resources that can be used for synchronising a stratum 1 NTP time server.
  • Common NTP Server Terminology Explained
    This article attempts to explain in simple language some of the terminology used in computer timing applications.
  • Computer Time Servers
    A time server is a computer server that obtains precise timing information from an external hardware clock and provides this information to clients across a computer network.
  • Configuring A Linux Box as a NTP Server
    This article discusses how to install and configure the NTP Server application on a Linux machine to synchronise time with an Internet based public NTP Server.
  • Configuring An Authoritative Time Server On A Windows 2000 Server
    This article describes how to set up and configure an Authoritative Time Server in a Windows 2000 Server environment. It also discusses the hierarchical relationship at the heart of the service and provides some configuration hints and tips.
  • Configuring NTP on your Linux Server
    This article describes how to configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon on your Linux server to synchronise with an Internet based NTP server. It also provides a list of well-know public Internet time references.
  • Configuring Windows as a NTP Server
    This article describes how to configure the Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 time service as a NTP server. It shows how to manipulate registry entries to configure the Windows Time Service.
  • Debugging NTP Server Installations
    This article describes how to debug a NTP server installation after compilation and configuration of the distribution.
  • Decoding the DCF-77 Radio Time Signal
    The DCF-77 radio time transmission is utilised by many NTP server and PC computer systems to provide accurate synchronisation of time critical applications. This article describes how the DCF-77 time signal is decoded by NTP server and computer systems to provide an accurate timing reference.
  • GPS Time Servers For Network Time Synchronisation
    This article discusses how GPS time server systems obtain precise timing information to provide a highly accurate timing reference for network time synchronisation.
  • How to Build Your Very Own NTP Server
    This article describes how to build and configure your very own stratum one NTP Server. By adding a low-cost GPS or radio time reference to your Linux machine, you can have your very own highly accurate time reference. Your NTP server can be used to synchronize all the machines on your network to the precise time.
  • How to Configure a Linux NTP Server
    This article discusses how to configure a Linux NTP Time Server to synchronise time with an Internet based public NTP Server.
  • How to Configure a Stratum 1 GPS NTP Server
    This article describes how to utilise a low-cost GPS receiver in combination with the NTP software distribution to provide an accurate stratum 1 NTP server timing reference.
  • How to Configure a Windows 2003 Time Server
    This article describes how the Windows 2003 Time Service synchronises time and date information on servers to a domain controller. It also describes how the Windows Time Service utilises the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to achieve network time synchronisation of servers in a domain.
  • How To Decode the MSF Time Signal On Your PC
    This article describes how the MSF-60 time signal can be decoded and used to synchronise computers and NTP time server systems.
  • How To Decode The MSF-60 Radio Time Signal
    This article describes how the MSF-60 time signal is decoded by NTP Time Server and computer systems to provide an accurate timing reference.
  • How To Maintain Accurate Time On Your PC
    This article describes various methods of maintaining a highly accurate time on your PC. It describes how to utilise Internet time references, radio and GPS clocks and dedicated NTP server systems.
  • How To Set Up An Authoritative Time Server In A Windows 2003 Server based Active Directory Network
    This article describes the procedure to set up an Authoritative Time Server for a Windows 2003 Server based Active Directory Network. It also describes the hierarchical relationship of the time synchronisation authority. The article also presents some time synchronisation hints, tips and troubleshooting.
  • How to Use Authentication When Synchronising to a NTP Server
    This article describes how to utilise NTP authentication to authenticate a time reference when synchronising network time clients to a NTP server.
  • How to use the GPS Clock
    This article discusses how the GPS clock can be used to provide an accurate timing reference for computers and computer networks. The GPS system is often used for computer timing applications, such as NTP time servers and accurate timing references.
  • Maintaining Precise Time On Your Computer by Utilising NTP Servers
    This article describes how Internet or Intranet based NTP servers can be utilised to maintain accurate time on a computer system.
  • Network Time Synchronisation: The Importance of an Accurate Time Server
    This article discusses the importance of network time synchronisation and of having an accurate network time server resource in an organisation.
  • NTP Server Installation
    This article describes how to configure and install NTP server systems on a network and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various reference clock options.
  • NTP Server Precision Timing References
    This article describes available atomic clock timing references and their use in computer network time synchronisation and NTP time servers.
  • NTP Server Static GPS Antenna Systems
    This article provides an overview of GPS for NTP server timing applications and describes the equipment used to install a GPS antenna in a static location.
  • NTP Server Systems – The Network Time Protocol
    This article discusses how NTP server systems utilise the Network Time Protocol to provide networks with an accurate reference of time.
  • Precision Oscillators for NTP Server Systems
    Many NTP servers utilise a high precision backup frequency generator to maintain time in the event of signal loss. This article describes the various precision frequency generators used by NTP servers and the price-performance issues.
  • Securing a NTP Time Server Installation
    This article describes the security aspects of the NTP protocol and specifically using MD5 keys to authenticate a time server.
  • Setting up a Windows Time Server
    This article introduces how to set up the Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 operating systems to operate as a NTP time server. The article describes how to modify registry entries to configure the Windows Time Service.
  • Synchronised Digital Clock Systems
    This article discusses the methods utilised to achieve synchronised digital clock time displays throughout an organisation. Focusing particularly on Ethernet Networked NTP Digital Wall Clock Systems utilising Power-over-Ethernet.
  • Synchronising PC Time to an Internet NTP Server
    This article discusses ways in which you can maintain continuously accurate system time on your computer system. It looks at how Internet time references and NTP servers can be utilised for computer time synchronisation.
  • The Misuse of Network Time Server Systems
    This article discusses some of the reported NTP time server abuse incidents and describes NTP configuration methods that can reduce such problems. Most incidents seem to have occurred due to manufacturer configuration issues rather than malicious intent.
  • The Network Time Protocol (NTP)
    This article briefly outlines the operation of NTP and some of the terminology associated with the protocol.
  • The Network Time Protocol and NTP Servers
    This article describes the Network Time Protocol and provides an overview of how NTP servers utilise NTP to provide an accurate source of time to network time clients.
  • Time Synchronisation On Your Computer
    This article describes various ways of keeping the time on your computer accurate. It also shows how to synchronise a computers system clock with a highly accurate reference clock.
  • Using GPS for Computer and Network Time Synchronisation
    This article presents an introduction to using the GPS system for computer timing applications. It describes the equipment that can be utilised to provide a precise time resource for computers and computer networks.
  • Using NTP Authentication
    This article describes how to utilise the NTP security features to authenticate time references when synchronizing network time clients to a NTP server.
  • Utilising the Global Positioning System For Accurate Time
    This article describes how the Global Positioning System can be used to provide a precise timing reference and provides an overview of the equipment required.
  • Which Should I Use NTP or SNTP?
    This article describes the differences between NTP and SNTP. The article also discusses when SNTP can be safely used in place of the full-blown NTP protocol. It also outlines the differences between a NTP server\client and a SNTP server\client.
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