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From: ras@blade.UUCP (R.A. Schnitzler)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.misc
Subject: WWVB software wanted
Message-ID: <959@blade.UUCP>
Date: 17 Feb 88 20:46:58 GMT
Organization: Bellcore, Red Bank ,NJ )
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Posting-Front-End: GNU Emacs 18.41.4 of Fri May 22 1987 on blade (berkeley-unix)

We have a Spectracom WWVB synchronized clock/receiver, and I am trying
to use it for a time reference for our ethernetted systems.  I think
that I have to use the RS232C connector to come into our VAX8650
(Ultrix) through a terminal port.  The clock gives the current time in
ascii in response to an ascii command.

My question, then, is: Does anyone have any software (or suggestions)
for using such a beast to accurately set the system time?  How about
for then synchronizing other hosts to the master?  What newsgroup(s)
would be better for this?


Thanks,

Ray

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