diff -r 123f59618e87 -r 870693ce6ff0 ntp.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/ntp.rst Mon Feb 22 13:34:55 2016 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*- +.. include:: HEADER.rst + +===== + NTP +===== +.. contents:: + :local: + +What is NTP? +============ + +NTP is a protocol to synchronizing the clocks on host using publicly +available NTP servers. + +How use? +======== + +To use you must know NTP servers. Here list some of them:: + + 0.debian.pool.ntp.org 1.debian.pool.ntp.org + 2.debian.pool.ntp.org + uk.pool.ntp.org ua.pool.ntp.org + +Some servers are national. They can be found as ISO 639 code with .pool.ntp.org +suffix. + +Under Debian +============ + +Install ``ntpdate`` package:: + + $ sudo apt-get install ntpdate + +and sync date with some NTP server:: + + # sudo ntpdate 0.debian.pool.ntp.org + +Under Windows +============= + +See: + + http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q216734/ + Windows Time Service Tools and Settings. + http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q223184/ + How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows 2000. + http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307897/ + How to synchronize the time with the Windows Time service in Windows XP. + http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216734/ + How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows 2000. +