Network Time System Changelog

What's new in Network Time System 2.6

Mar 24, 2023
  • SERVER and CLIENT APPLICATIONS:
  • Added:
  • Support of Windows dark mode in Network Time System Manager
  • Support of high-DPI displays in Network Time System Manager
  • Fixed:
  • GUI bugs

New in Network Time System 2.5.3 (Dec 6, 2022)

  • Fixed:
  • Issue with NTS Client's system service on some configurations

New in Network Time System 2.5.1 (Jun 13, 2022)

  • SERVER APPLICATION:
  • Added:
  • Support of $INZDA, $GPZDA, $INRMC, $GPGGA and $GNGGA sequences for GPS NMEA protocol
  • Improved:
  • Correct stratum and reference (NTS2, GPS, source IP) values in NTP replies
  • CLIENT APPLICATION:
  • Fixed:
  • Minor GUI bugs

New in Network Time System 2.4.2 (Mar 16, 2021)

  • SERVER APPLICATION:
  • Fixed:
  • Possible crashes if incorrect incoming data is received by NTSv2 TCP Server
  • Unquoted path vulnerability for NTSServerSvc service ("NTSServerSvc.exe")
  • CLIENT APPLICATION:
  • Fixed:
  • Unquoted path vulnerability for NTSClientSvc service ("NTSClientSvc.exe")

New in Network Time System 2.4.1 (Apr 16, 2019)

  • SERVER APPLICATION:
  • Updated:
  • Default time server address

New in Network Time System 2.4 (Apr 27, 2018)

  • SERVER APPLICATION:
  • Fixed:
  • Issue with applying built in firewall's IP address ranges
  • CLIENT APPLICATION:
  • Added:
  • Optional logging settings
  • "Sync now" button for manual time synchronization

New in Network Time System 2.3.4 (Apr 18, 2016)

  • Added:
  • COM port speed selection when NMEA 0183 time source is used
  • Handling of NTP port 123 that is already in use by stopping Windows Time (w32time) service

New in Network Time System 2.3.2 (Dec 3, 2015)

  • SERVER APPLICATION - Fixed:
  • Issue with busy or unavailable COM port with GPS receiver used as time source
  • Issue with high CPU load with GPS receiver used as time source

New in Network Time System 2.3.1 (Oct 28, 2015)

  • Extended:
  • Option to apply/not apply time from external source based on time correction value
  • Improved:
  • Correction value based synchronization algorithm

New in Network Time System 2.3 (Oct 8, 2015)

  • SERVER APPLICATION:
  • Added
  • Option to apply/not apply time from external source based on time correction value

New in Network Time System 2.2 (Sep 23, 2014)

  • SERVER APPLICATION
  • Added:
  • NMEA 0183 GPS receivers as time sources (via COM/USB/Bluetooth ports, TCP/IP, UDP multicasting)
  • Option to not sync clients if server itself is not yet synced
  • Updated:
  • NTSv2 protocol
  • CLIENT APPLICATION
  • Updated:
  • NTSv2 protocol

New in Network Time System 2.1.2 (Mar 26, 2014)

  • Updated:
  • Default time server address

New in Network Time System 2.1.1 (Jan 9, 2014)

  • System service memory leak

New in Network Time System 2.1 (Nov 21, 2013)

  • Ability to enable and disable specified protocols hosted by SERVER APPLICATION
  • "Number of failed connections" counter on "External Time Sources" tab
  • Advanced logging settings
  • Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 support

New in Network Time System 2.0.1 (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Fixed in CLIENT APPLICATION:
  • "Licensing" tab interface
  • Incorrect handling of UDP broadcasts

New in Network Time System 2.0 (Feb 18, 2013)

  • SERVER APPLICATION:
  • Added
  • Support of all versions of Windows (from 2000 to Server 2012)
  • 32 and 64-bit editions
  • NTP/SNTP protocol hosting
  • Responses in UTC or local time
  • Custom offset from hosted time
  • Licensing manager
  • Administrative restrictions for connected NTS Clients
  • Terminal Services environment compatibility
  • Group Policy deployment capabilities (with .MSI installer)
  • Updated
  • NTS time protocol (NTSv2)
  • Improved
  • Server statistics panel
  • CLIENT APPLICATION:
  • Added
  • Support of all versions of Windows (from 2000 to Server 2012)
  • 32 and 64-bit editions
  • Locating NTS Server by resolving "timeserver.nts" host
  • Terminal Services environment compatibility
  • Group Policy deployment capabilities (with .MSI installer)
  • Updated
  • NTS time protocol (NTSv2)
  • Improved
  • Client statistics panel

New in Network Time System 1.5.1 (Nov 1, 2006)

  • Some installation issues were solved