Mac OS 8, 9: More Time Servers For Date & Time Control Panel

The US Naval Observatory has definitive information on time servers at: http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ntp.html

Public NTP Time Servers are divided into stratum 1 and stratum 2 servers. Further information on their usage can be found at:

http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.html

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the Department of Commerce maintains several Time servers across the USA.

NIST Network Time Servers
Name	IP Address	Location
time-a.nist.gov	129.6.16.35	NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland
time-b.nist.gov	129.6.16.36	NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland
time-a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov	132.163.135.130	NIST, Boulder, Colorado
time-b.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov	132.163.135.131	NIST, Boulder, Colorado
time-c.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov	132.163.135.132	NIST, Boulder, Colorado
utcnist.colorado.edu	128.138.140.44	University of Colorado, Boulder
time.nist.gov	192.43.244.18	NCAR, Boulder, Colorado
nist1.datum.com	209.0.72.7	Datum, San Jose, California

How to Add a Time Server to the Date & Time control panel

1. Open the Date & Time control panel

2. Check "Use a Network Time Server".

3. Click the "Server Options" button.

4. Select Edit List from the Network Time Server menu.

5. Click the Add button in the Edit Server List window.
The Add window appears.

6. Enter the location from above into the Descriptive Name field

7. Enter either the name or IP address into the Server Address field.

8. Click the "Add" button to complete the entry.

9. Select a Time Server in the list.

10. Click the "Done" button in the Edit Server List window.

Your computer is now ready to set the time using a Time Server.

How to Activate the Time Server Option

1. Click one of the first two radio buttons for a periodic time update for your Macintosh, or to set the time immediately, click the third radio button "Set Time Now".

2. Click the "OK" button to complete the Server Options window.