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WinSync is used to keep the time on Windows-based computers accurately
synchronized to a trusted network time reference. It is well known
that clocks on computers are notorious for drifting, and this can
lead to serious network operations problems. The WinSync network
time client alleviates these problems by regularly updating the
computer's clock to the correct time. The resulting accurate synchronization
is essential for many mission critical network operations and applications,
and particularly important for network log file accuracy to improve
network fault diagnosis and forensics.
WinSync derives reliable time directly from a network time server,
such as the TrueTime NTS-200 (NTS-200 Data
Sheet). The NTS-200 in turn derives its time directly from the
atomic clocks aboard the GPS satellite system. The high-bandwidth
capability of the NTS-200 can support thousands of TrueTime WinSync
clients with no degradation in timing accuracy.
TrueTime's out-of-the-box network appliance solution of the network
time server and the network time client is an invaluable resource.
Both the TrueTime server and the WinSync clients are easy to install.
The highest compliment we get paid by our customers is that they
installed the product, it works great, and they forget it's there.
Often its not until problem surfaces that the lack of time synchronization
becomes a key factor in either a failure or the ability to troubleshoot
one. For example, since server logs are a compilation of information
from different hosts, its essential the time stamps be correct.
A lack of precise synchronization creates considerable difficulty
when ordering events and troubleshooting root-cause problems. The
combination of the network time server and distributed network time
clients, like TrueTime WinSync, solves this problem by keeping the
clocks on a wide variety of network devices very closely synchronized.
For more on this topic, read the white paper The
Importance of Network Time Synchronization.
WinSync is included with the TrueTime NTS-100i, NTS-150, NTS-200
and TimeVault network time servers. To view the TrueTime Network
Time Server products, click here.
TrueTime offers the WinSync time client free of charge in exchange
for you registering for its use. WinSync software is compatible
with the Windows® 95, 98, NT and 2000 operating systems. The
default time sources are the network time servers at NIST, USNO,
and TrueTime, Inc. For WinSync to work through a firewall, port
123 must be open. Click
here to register and download your free copy of WinSync.
The current version of WinSync available for download is WinSync
v2.1, released April 8, 2002.
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