OS 9.2.2 Time Sync

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OS 9.2.2 Time Sync

Having an issue with time sync. I can sync a computer #1 with an external time source (no issues). But then I want to sync several other computers #1, they won't sync. The IP address of computer #1 is correctly entered in "Use a Network Time Server" and "Set Time Now" button is selected; the clock appears (it seems to be doing work!), but the "Clock was last synchronized at..." doesn't update nor does the time. I can enter the same external time source IP address that is used for computer #1 on these computers and they will update! Any thoughts!

Posted on Oct 19, 2005 11:48 AM

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eww

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Oct 19, 2005 2:12 PM in response to John Mcgowan

I can enter the same external time source IP address that is used for computer #1 on these computers and they will update!

That's what to do. If all your computers are synched to the same external server, they'll all be synched with each other too.

"Use a network time server" in the Date & Time control panel is designed to get the time from any of several public time servers on the Internet, not from a local server.

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John Mcgowan Author

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Oct 20, 2005 6:03 AM in response to eww

eww

Thank you for the clarification. Coming from a Novell environment you would have a server get its time from a public time server. That server could be a Reference or Single time server, which in turn provides time to all other servers and computers on the network.

Does OS X work the same way as OS 9 regarding time sync?

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eww

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Oct 20, 2005 2:29 PM in response to John Mcgowan

Does OS X work the same way...?

I have assumed it does, but now that you ask, I can't swear that that's true. In the OS X 10.3.5 Date & Time pane of System Prefs, there's a checkbox for "Set date & time automatically", and beside it is a pull-down menu of source options. There are three: Apple Americas/US (time.apple.com), Apple Asia (time.asia.apple.com), and Apple Europe (time.europe.apple.com). Sounds to me like you don't get to choose your own in-house time server (unless, perhaps, you have software that adds that capability, and you deselect the Mac OS X option).

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