19 Apr
2003
19 Apr
'03
12:53
It is only 8.2 which has done this. I have not come across this problem before in any earlier versions. Also I am running the latest Mandrake to look at that distro. It keeps perfect time, as does Windows98 (which I specially blew the cobwebs off to try!)
You were lucky with Windows98 then. There are various bugs where the clock can actually be seen to stop and start loosing a second or so each time. We use wireless clocks when an internet conection is not available, and internet NTP when it is. Logs generally show 1 or 2 seconds 'drift' over a few hours on all machines, so hourly updates are needed for precise work. -- Lester Caine ----------------------------- L.S.Caine Electronic Services