Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

Meaty0 wrote in post #3945361
If you've ever tried to synchronise your computer time, you would know that neither of the Time Servers that Windows XP uses work.

Which time server do you folks use? The only Aussie time server I can find that works is ntp.bri.connect.com.au

Mat Fitzsimmons wrote in post #3945409
time.nist.gov is a good one. From the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

time.nist.gov works for me...

Mat Fitzsimmons wrote in post #3945409
time.nist.gov is a good one. From the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Hasn't worked for me in a long "time"

Meaty0 wrote in post #3945774
Hasn't worked for me in a long "time"

hrmm... what about time-a.nist.gov and time-b.nist.gov? here's mine...

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i use one of the following:

0.au.pool.ntp.org
1.au.pool.ntp.org
2.au.pool.ntp.org
3.au.pool.ntp.org

you can also set windows up so it automatically selects one from the above, just type this into 'run':

net time /setsntp:"0.au.pool.nt​p.org 1.au.pool.ntp.org 2.au.pool.ntp.org 3.au.pool.ntp.org"

Popped over to Dragon Image this arvo and picked up one of their folding shooting tables and a set of those fluro lights they have on the front of their website.
These globes are extremely bright!! Much more so than I was expecting. I know they're 70w but you just don't expect a fluro light to blind you.
Not sure how effective they're going to be.

Looking forward to having a play after tomorrow.

wakko wrote in post #3945765
time.nist.gov works for me...

Works fine for me too ... just did a manual update on my home machine.

-shrug-

wakko wrote in post #3945783
hrmm... what about time-a.nist.gov and time-b.nist.gov? here's mine...

Here's mine....

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Meaty0 wrote in post #3945881
Here's mine....

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Yup if I use that server I get an error, however just tried ntp.bri.connect.com.au and it works just fine, first time I've been able to synch for weeks.

Trumples wrote in post #3945887
Yup if I use that server I get an error, however just tried ntp.bri.connect.com.au and it works just fine, first time I've been able to synch for weeks.

Yeah...but I paid for Windows functionality and I expect to get what I paid for...Letter to Billy has been sent

Meaty0 wrote in post #3945898
Yeah...but I paid for Windows functionality and I expect to get what I paid for...Letter to Billy has been sent

Dear Meaty0

Yeah yeah, you want functionality buy Apple or learn linux

Best Regards

Bill G

Trumples wrote in post #3945921
Dear Meaty0

Yeah yeah, you want functionality buy Apple or learn linux

Best Regards

Bill G

have you been reading my mail!

Paul,

Can you get to www.nist.gov?

Helen, did you give PC a call today about your 5D?

Mat Fitzsimmons wrote in post #3945963
Paul,

Can you get to www.nist.gov?

Yup! My firewall isn't blocking it. But don't worry. I'll just synchronise with a Brisbane clock...If I listen REAL hard, I can hear the town hall clock chime

While Feng was at bagpipe practice...I caught him before he got his kilt on....

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