Time Synchronization Solutions Guide - 11 Mar 94

The following list provides details of some manufacturers and suppliers 
of hardware and software for maintaining client and NetWare server time. 
Please note that inclusion in this list does not constitute certification 
or recommendation of any of these products. The list is sorted in 
alphabetical order of manufacturer name.


Software  : Cadence (NLM)
Hardware  : COM1:/COM2: Serial Port
Source    : NIST, NBS

Supplier  : C-Note Software, Inc
            St Louis, MO
            USA

Telephone : +1 314 997 9689
Fax       : +1 314 997 9666
Internet  : C-NOTE@POLYGON.COM

Provides NLM which can synchronize to NIST and NBS time sources
via dial-up modem. 


Software  : DOS Device Driver (DOS)
Hardware  : DCF77 Clock
Source    : DCF77

Supplier  : Conrod Electronics
            PO Box 12,
            7500 AA Enschede
            Netherlands

Telephone : +31 53 282000
Fax       : +31 53 283075

Provides software and hardware in kit or ready-built form for DOS
PCs to allow synchronization to the DCF77 Mainflingen clock.


Software  : TimeBase (DOS/Windows)
Hardware  : TimeBase
Source    : MSF Rugby

Supplier  : Infotec Limited
            12, The Courtyard
            Whitwick Business Park
            Coalville, Leicestershire
            LE67 4JP
            UK

Telephone : +44 530 832828
Fax       : +44 530 832475

Provide external hardware clock plus DOS and Windows drivers to allow
synchronization of workstation time from the MSF Rugby source. NLM driver
available soon.


Software  : WANTimes (DOS)
Hardware  : COM1:/COM2: Serial Port
Source    : NIST

Supplier  : Legal File Software
            USA

CIS       : 71224,161 (Tom Ruby)

NetWare client software which dials NIST then sets the clocks of all 
File Servers to the time received. This software can be downloaded from 
the Compuserve NOVUSER forum as the file WANTIM.ZIP.


Software  : DOS Device Driver (DOS)
Hardware  : Rugby Clock Receiver Kit
Source    : MSF Rugby

Supplier  : Maplin Electronics
            PO Box 3,
            Rayleigh, Essex
            SS6 8LR
            UK

Telephone : +44 702 552911

Provides software and hardware in kit form for DOS PCs to allow
synchronization to the MSF Rugby clock. Can be used with
NSETTIME.EXE to allow setting of the server time.


Software  : Time Master and Time Master Plus (NLM,DOS,OS/2)
Hardware  : Contact MDI 
Sources   : WWVB, DCF77, NIST, NRC, US Naval Observatory

Supplier  : MDI, 311 B Avenue, Suite A
            Lake Oswego
            Oregon 97034
            USA

Telephone : +1 503 635 6370
Fax       : +1 503 636 9501

Provides a Time Master (TM.NLM) and Time Slave (TS.NLM) which may
be used to synchronize time on 2.x, 3.x and 4.x servers as well
as device drivers for DOS and OS/2 workstations.


Software  : MK-Netclock (NLM/VAP/DOS)
Hardware  : Contact Mueller-Knoche
Sources   : DCF77

Supplier  : Mueller-Knoche GmbH
            Schleswiger Strasse 1-5
            90425 Nuernberg
            Germany

Telephone : +49 911 934880
Fax       : +49 911 93498835

Provides Time Synchronization module as NLM, VAP or DOS device driver 
which synchronizes to an NLM/Hardware device on a central timeserver.


Software  : RDATE.NLM (NLM)
Hardware  : None
Source    : Unix Time Server

Supplier  : MurkWorks
            PO Box 631
            Potsdam, NY
            USA

Telephone : +1 315 265 4717
Fax       : +1 315 268 9812

Provides NLM which synchronizes with a Unix time source using 
NNTP over TCP/IP.


Software  : NSETTIME.EXE (DOS)
Hardware  : None
Source    : Workstation Time

Supplier  : Networth Inc, BBS
            USA

Telephone : +1 214 929 1700
BBS       : +1 214 929 4882
Internet  : Anonymous FTP NETCOM.COM /pub/cls/ftp

Program available on Networth BBS which sets the File Server time
to the current workstation time. Can be used together with any
of the DOS time synchronization packages to set the time
on one or more file server.


Software  : RTCTOOLS.NLM (NLM)
Hardware  : CTS-10 Card
Source    : WWV (10MHz)

Supplier  : Odetics, Inc via
            Personal Computer Tools
            90 Industrial Park RD
            Hingham, MA 02043
            USA

Telephone : +1 800 767 6728
Fax       : +1 617 740 2728

Provides hardware card, antenna and RTCTOOLS.NLM software for receiving 
WWV broadcast.


Software  : ProTime (NLM) 
Hardware  : Contact Protocom
Source    : Telecom Australia

Supplier  : Protocom Development Systems Pty Ltd

Telephone : +61 15 335190
Fax       : +61 3 5780144

Provides NLM for NetWare 3.x and 4.x servers to synchronize to Telecom
Australia digital time source. 
 

Software  : Time:LAN! (DOS/NLM)
Hardware  : External clock receiver
Source    : DCF77

Supplier  : Tobit Software
            D-4422 Ahaus
            Germany

Telephone : +49 2561 40001

Provides hardware and software to allow synchronization of client and/or
server to DCF77 time source.


Software  : WMODEM.NLM (NLM)
Hardware  : COM1: or External receiver
Source    : Westerstrands time base, DCF77, MSF Rugby

Supplier  : Westerstrand Urfabrik AB
            Box 133
            S-545 23  
            Toereboda
            Sweden

Telephone : +46 506 71600
Fax       : +46 506 16169
CIS       : 73671,772 (Mats Sunesson)

Provides time synchronization via dial up modem to Westerstrands time base or
from master clock connected to serial port on server.



TIMESG.TXT

Created : 28 Jan 94
Revised : 02 Mar 94, 11 Mar 94

Thanks to all who have contributed additional solutions for this document!

Marcus Williamson
MHS : MJWILLIA@NOVELL
INT : MJWILLIA@NOVELL.COM
CIS : 71333,1665

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