When the server comes up, it registered as that blast-from-the-past get-down/get-funkay age of "1970". Somehow, when I attempt at entering the correct date, it won't let me enter "2006". It keeps wanting to go back to "1970". I figured that this was a Y2K-related issue (having worked at United Airlines *specifically* for time remediation efforts for Year 2000 -- then again, EVERYBODY was doign "Y2K remediation" in some form or another. Just that I was one of those who was actively involved in ensuring that dates and times were correct enterprise-wide. I can ask a colleague I knew from UAL who had also worked there, but I'm not sure he'd want his name mentioned here or not.
Nonetheless, without investing too much time -- and esp. money (since I don't have it) -- I simply want to hook this box up to a GPS (which I believe that it will handle *OR* do a NTP date/time compandering to ensure the the date/time doesn't drift too much. The Eophc issue was mentioned by a friend of mine who had found out about this "feature". Apparently, it wants to *back* in time once it reaches a certain point, of which I can neither confirm nor deny if this is or is not the case. I need to "play" with this device some more. Anyone have an administrative guide to this sucker? If so, please email me the PDF to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". This device will be utilized within my *personal* computer lab downstairs in my house basement (URL: http://srvr1003.unixworks.net/www/unixworks.net/lab.cgi/uw-040722 if interested). I do private research for my own interests, strictly NON-COMMERCIAL, and ahve lately begun investigating SCADA security research, of which several devices require that I have a VERY accurate time-base. This device will allow me, esp. if I have it connected to an external GPS receiver. Any suggestions as to *what* to do, I would appreciate it. I'm not going to get rid of this device, and if it turns out to be *bad* because of a Y2K-related issue, then I'll just adjust the time-base to 1976 instead (OK, so being 30 years younger wouldn't be such a bad thing, wouldn't you agree?) and go from there. I don't need the date/time to be 2006 (although it would be nice, it's not a requirement), I still won't get rid of the device. And, if it turns out to be *bad*, I'll gut it out and utilize the chassis for something else. ;)) 1U chassis boxes costs around $100-200 NEW; slightly used server-boxes are about 1/2 of that. i've got enough projects that I can utilize the chassis for something else..after al, I'm a "ham radio operator", too... ;)) -r P.S. I'll call Symmetricom later this week about this device. Maybe they have a firmware upgrade that I can get without having to spend too much... ;)) ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard B. Gilbert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: [ntp:questions] Re: Question about TrueTime NTS-100i > Bob Radvanovsky wrote: > > Not sure if this is the appropriate place or not for this, but figured > that since it deals with NTP, and GPS time bases, this would be as good of a > place as any to ask my question, so here goes... > > > > I have a TrueTime NTS-100i server. It does GPS time synchronization, and > I *think* that it does NTP, too. Problem is, is there is an epoch issue > with the server. Anyone know *how* to fix this without having to spend > $2000+ USD on a replacement??? I don't have that kind of cash, and thought > that I might be able to use it (not realizing that it has an epoch issue). > > > > Any ideas, people? Private email or here is fine. Email is > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". > > > > Thanks. > > > > -r > > _______________________________________________ > > questions mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions > > > > Can you be a little more explicit than just "epoch issue"? > > If it really does NTP, it should be able to handle any date between > 1-Jan-1970 and sometime in 2038. > > FWIW, I believe that Symmetricom bought TrueTime and provides whatever > support is still availabe for TrueTime products. This might include > such things as firmware upgrades. > > Support from Symmetricom is supposed to be available until 7-June-2007. > > See: http://www.symmetricom.com/Media/pdf/pdb/PDB_TT_NTS-100i.pdf > > _______________________________________________ > questions mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions > _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
