Hi,

NVbackup is (iirc) either BSD or GPL released code and has an NTP timesync
code in it you should take a look at.

Cheers,
Ryan

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Nikolai Filipov <[email protected]>wrote:

>  Hello, Jeff!
> Any suggestion for a free (or not) program that does network time sync?
>
> Thanks,
> -Nikolai F.
>
>
> At 03:08 8.2.2009 'ã.', you wrote:
>
> Time is set during sync when the PC sends a 'set time request' to the
> DLServer on the Palm device. The DLServer receives time from the PC as
> {year,month,day,hour,minute,second} and sets the PalmOS system time to the
> second. Assuming the PC sends it's time near the end of a second, then the
> PalmOS time and PC time can differ by nearly a whole second. Add any delay
> between the time the PC actually samples it's time and time the DLServer
> actually handles the set time request. It could easily be several seconds
> difference.
>
> Network time synchronization (not HotSync) uses a different protocol, and
> is capable of much greater accuracy.
>
> On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Nikolai Filipov <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>  Hello!
> I tried to sync my Palm device's date/time with the PC's clock.
> There still is at least one second of mismatch, maybe more.
> AFAIK, time sync with time servers is supposed to be 10 ms precise
> (according to Wikipedia).
>
> What is the precision of the Palm OS internal clock? For Palm OS 4.x
> devices (33 MHZ and slower) and for Palm OS 5.x ARM?
> How about Palm OS 3.3/3.5?
> Does it matter if it syncs via HotSync, or via Internet?
>
> Thanks,
> Nikolai Filipov
>
> At 02:16 07.2.2009, you wrote:
>  hi there,
>
> is the forum still alive or has it gone to it's place in forum heaven....
>
> I've not received any activity in over three weeks.....
>
> Anywho: farewell and thanks if it's the heaven bit, otherwise let's get
> some bits over the wire...Palm OS 5.4 and others are still alive...
>
> Regards,
>
> Luis,
>
>
>
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