Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 22:45:27 +0100 From: "Ian Vaudrey" <ivaudrey@test.nemko.ltd.uk> To: <mdmartin@playtexnet.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: xntpd using UTC Message-ID: <199705232146.WAA27030@mail.nemko.ltd.uk>
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Atomtime 1.2 or higher supports non-GMT reporting time servers and allows you to set an offset. The current version is 1.4b. - Ian ---------- > From: mdmartin@playtexnet.com > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: xntpd using UTC > Date: 23 May 1997 21:04 > > I am setting up a FreeBSD box (2.1.7.1) as an xntpd server for our local > net. I want people to be able to coordinate their Win95 PC's using > AtomTime95 or some such utility. > > Using AtomTime, I am able to get time service from the FreeBSD box but it > comes back as EST/EDT time when AtomTime is expecting UTC. I tried > setting the default timezone in FreeBSD to UTC but could not find an > option for it. > > I need some way to: > > 1) Set the FreeBSD box so that xntpd returns UTC time, either by setting > UTC as the default time zone or > configuring an offset into xntpd's answers. (Or some other option?) > 2) Get a Win95 utility which can be set to expect EST/EDT time. > > 3) Or some other option? > > Thanks. > > Dan Martin > Playtex Apparel
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