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Firmware
Using NTP in Windows NT Networks
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Using NTP in Windows NT Networks
The StorPoint CD-ROM servers support the NTP-protocol for time-synchronization from
software version 4.20. The NTP-protocol is widely used in UNIX environments for
time-synchronization.
Windows NT has no native support for NTP (the Timesynch utility in the Resource-kit only
enables you to use NT workstations and servers as NTP-clients). To be able to use NTP for
synchronization of the StorPoints clock in an NT-based network you have two methods to
choose between.
- If you have a direct connection to the Internet you can define the IP-address or
hostname of a external NTP server, note that if you are to use the hostname you will
have to correctly configure the DNS-parameter in the StorPoint .
Do not use this option if you have a dial-up connection to the Internet.
- Install a NTP-server software on a NT machine of your choice There are a number of commercial and shareware products available
a few of them are listed below.
Axis do not provide support for these software-packages.
Commercial software
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GetTime Time Synchronization Software |
| Description: |
NTP Server for NT distributed with NTP client
for Windows 95/NT |
| URL: |
http://www.gettime-sync.com/ |
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IGEL Clock |
| Description: |
NTP Server for Windows NT distributed
together with GPS receiver |
| URL: |
http://www.igel.de |
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TCRSYNC-NT TCRSYNC –NT –NTP Server |
| Description: |
A KMD (Kernel Mode Driver) that runs on a Windows NT
(3.XX or 4.XX) file server or workstation. |
| URL: |
http://www.masterclock.com/ |
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Shareware/Freeware
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UniTime |
| Description: |
UniTime - Network Time Synchronization. This program allows
an NT PC to work as either a time client and/or a time server supporting four protocols:
SNTP, TIME, UniTime, and NetRemoteTOD. Version 2.1a. File size 239 k. Shareware. Alpha™ and PowerPC™ versions also available. Released by
Franz Krainer. Shareware. |
| URL: |
http://www.netal.com/ |
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RCC Time Server |
| Description: |
RCC Time Server is an Internet standard based time server
(RFC 868). Version 1.0. File size 35 k. Source code included. Released by Brian Roberson. Free. |
| URL: |
http://www.rccinc.com/RCCTimeServer/RCCTimeServer.html |
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XNTP |
| Description: |
XNTP is a Windows NT-platform port of
XNTP. Several choices: binaries and source, GUI binary, and non-GUI binary.
This Windows NT port made possible through the efforts of a number of contributors including Greg Schueman and Viraj
Bais. For information on retrieving this copy of XNTP (Network Time Protocol) send an email request to access@drcoffsite.com. Freeware. |
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