Automachron is designed to help you easily synchronize your computer's time with an NTP server. Automachron supports SNTP as well as TIME (both UDP and TCP) for synchronizing time over the internet. Automachron is much less intrusive than its predecessor Netdate.
Automachron is very easy to setup and use. Click the 'Host ...' button in the properties dialog box to enter a hostname for your favourite NTP server.
Here are some key features of "Automachron":
Context sensitive help in dialog boxes:
· Click on the ? icon at the top left of the dialog box, then click on the control for a description of its function.
Wait for dialup connection:
· Synchronisation is not attempted with this option until a dialup connection is made when this option is selected. Do not use if you're connected to the internet through a LAN.
Adjustments:
· Max Ahead - maximum time adjustment forward (default 3600 secs)
· Max Back - maximum time adjustment backward (default 600 secs)
· Prompt - ask when time change is greater than either of the adjustment limits
· Accept - ignore the adjustment limits and set the time received
· Truncate - truncate the time adjustment according to the adjustment limts (default)
Startup shortcut:
· Run Automachron automatically at startup (a shortcut named Automachron is place in your startup folder)
Sync at startup:
· Synchronises time when Automachron starts unless the wait for dialup connection option is selected
Close after Sync:
· When this option is set Automachron gets the time and closes immediately after setting the local time. Note that if this option is set the only way to turn the option off is to hold down the Ctrl key when the program is starting.
Broadcast client support:
· Automachron will now act as a broadcast client. To use this feature you must be on a network on which NTP is being broadcast by the server. If you're not sure ask your local SysAdmin or click the Broadcast client checkbox and see if you recieve an update (usually within a couple of minutes). Note that logging with this feature will generate large log files.
Sync every x seconds:
· Minimum - every 16 second
· Maximum - every 127 years
· Most will use a value somewhere between these extremes, I use 1800 seconds
SNTP versions 1, 2, 3, 4:
· SNTP version 2 is the default
· TIME/UDP
· TIME/TCP
Quiet:
· Don't open the Automachron properties dialog box when the program starts (default) and log errors more quietly.
On Top:
· Set the Automachron dialog box on top of all other apps
Report Only:
· Don't set the time, just get it
Log:
· Log to file
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· No longer attempts to lookup address for dotted ip address
· Changed log format, time logged as microseconds rather than seconds / microsecond
· Help now loads http://oneguycoding.com/automachron
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