Re: [NTLK] NetTime

From: Laurent Daudelin (nemesys_at_cox.rr.com)
Date: Sat Apr 27 2002 - 03:19:08 EDT


on 27/04/02 00:14, Grant [Good Morning] Hutchinson at grant_at_splorp.com
wrote:

> In a previous message, Laurent Daudelin typed vigorously:
>
>> I think that the original author put some kind of prevention. If NetTime
>> finds that there is too much difference between the time it would set your
>> Newton to and the time your Newton has, it won't do it. Try to increase the
>> value for "Max acceptable minutes different". I have mine set at 60
>> (minutes) and don't have any problem. BTW, I'm using ntp2.usno.navy.mil.
>
> Yep. I futzed around with the setting and that's the same thing I
> discovered. Set it higher that the current difference and it will provide
> a sync. Now, if I could just figure out why the "Auto Sync" checkbox
> doesn't stay checked.

That's because there is a bug in the program in what it doesn't create the
needed slot in the pref when you check the box. You have to manually create
that slot. I'll try to check it over the weekend and will report if I find
something.

-Laurent.

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