Timeserver

Synchronising pc time with a timeserver

The clock on the pc may not be always correct. This can be improved by synchronising with a ntp timeserver using the ntp protocol.

Time servers for ntp protocol

1. ntp1.science.ru.nl
2. ntp2.science.ru.nl
   

see http://wiki.science.ru.nl/cncz/Netwerk_ntp

Configure automatic time synchronisation

- in windows : double click on the time in taskbar, and set the above time servers.
- in fedora linux : system-config-time, and set the above time servers

Manual synchronise time (linux only) :  

• ntpdate ntp1.science.ru.nl

Alternative : rdate protocol

Servers for rdate :

•    time-srv.science.ru.nl

Manual synchronise time (linux only) :

•    rdate -s time-srv.science.ru.nl