Re: [NTLK] NetTime

From: Laurent Daudelin (nemesys_at_cox.rr.com)
Date: Sun Apr 28 2002 - 17:08:40 EDT

on 27/04/02 03:19, Laurent Daudelin at nemesys_at_cox.rr.com wrote:

> 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.

OK, if anybody is interested, the slot that you need to create is
"NetTimeAutoSync:DTS". Put true as its value. This slot needs to be added to
the first entry in the system soup.

-Laurent. 

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