How to adjust clock
The clock is set by your own computer and a
javascript.
- Problem: Adjust local date/time.
Solution: Adjust the calendar/time on your computer.
- Problem: Adjust world date/time.
Solution: First adjust local date/time.
Then adjust time zone and/or daylight saving time.
To check the results, surf to:
http://ntp.greenwichmeantime.com/time/scripts/clock-6-1/clock.php.
- Problem: Adjust Internet time.
Solution: Adjust world time.
To check the results, surf to:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/.
- Problem: Adjust Julian Date/siderial time/month/week.
Solution: Adjust world date/time.
- Alternative: Synchronize local time server with a remote time server
using Network Time Protocol (NTP).
The difference between local
Unix Time
and
the Unix Time of the time server synchronizes local time.
- Linux/Unix.
- Click on the time.
- Click on the Adjust Date & Time tab.
- Define time server
(like ntp.cs.uu.nl and ntp.oma.be).
- Click on OK
- Windows XP.
- Double click on the time.
- Click on the Internet Time tab.
- Define time server
(like ntp.cs.uu.nl and ntp.oma.be).
- Click on OK
Central European Time
The calendar/time is set by your own computer and a
javascript.
Adjust the calendar/time/time zone on your computer to set the right parameters
(to check the settings, check the above clock).
Unix Time Conversion.
The present Unix Time is set by your own computer and is the
number of seconds since 1/1/1970, 0:00:00 UTC (zero Unix Time).