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    Mac OS: More Time Servers For Date & Time Control Panel
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12/10/98
7/12/00
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    This article lists other time servers that can be used with the Date & Time control panel.

DISCUSSION

    Yes. The US Naval Observatory has definitive information on time servers at: http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ntp.html

    Public NTP Time Servers are divided into stratum 1 and stratum 2 servers. Further information on their usage can be found at: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.htm

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the Department of Commerce maintains several Time servers across the USA.
    NIST Network Time Servers
    Name
    IP Address
    Location
    time-a.nist.gov
    129.6.16.35
    		NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland
    time-b.nist.gov
    129.6.16.36
    		NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland
    time-a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov
    132.163.135.130
    		NIST, Boulder, Colorado
    time-b.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov
    132.163.135.131
    		NIST, Boulder, Colorado
    time-c.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov
    132.163.135.132
    		NIST, Boulder, Colorado
    utcnist.colorado.edu
    128.138.140.44
    		University of Colorado, Boulder
    time.nist.gov
    192.43.244.18
    		NCAR, Boulder, Colorado
    nist1.datum.com
    209.0.72.7
    		Datum, San Jose, California

    How to Add a Time Server to the Date & Time control panel


      1. Open the Date & Time control panel

      2. Check "Use a Network Time Server".

      3. Click the "Server Options" button.

      4. Select Edit List from the Network Time Server menu.

      5. Click the Add button in the Edit Server List window.
      The Add window appears.

      6. Enter the location from above into the Descriptive Name field

      7. Enter either the name or IP address into the Server Address field.

      8. Click the "Add" button to complete the entry.

      9. Select a Time Server in the list.

      10. Click the "Done" button in the Edit Server List window.


    Your computer is now ready to set the time using a Time Server.

    How to Activate the Time Server Option


      1. Click one of the first two radio buttons for a periodic time update for your Macintosh, or to set the time immediately, click the third radio button "Set Time Now".

      2. Click the "OK" button to complete the Server Options window.



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Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS 8.5
Sub Category: System Software Components

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