# Setting My Computer Clock

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-my-computer-clock/78387>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 27, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-my-computer-clock/78387 "2001-08-27T20:07:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-my-computer-clock/78387/1 "2001-08-27T20:07:59Z")

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I _realize_ y’all must be getting tired of this post, but the site I saw mentioned here before as having the correct time (US Navy, I think it was) doesn’t even show the time anymore!

So can someone please refer me to a new site? I appreciate it!

Quasi

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**Author:** ![minouche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@minouche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minouche)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-my-computer-clock/78387/2 "2001-08-27T20:11:30Z")

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Try this one. Select the time zone.

[http://times.clari.net.au/United\_States\_of\_America.html](http://times.clari.net.au/United_States_of_America.html)

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**Author:** ![micco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@micco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/micco)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-my-computer-clock/78387/3 "2001-08-27T20:25:37Z")

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The NIST site is here:  
[http://www.time.gov/](http://www.time.gov/)

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-my-computer-clock/78387/4 "2001-08-27T20:33:46Z")

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And the Naval Observatory still has a page too: [http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/time.html](http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/time.html)

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-my-computer-clock/78387/5 "2001-08-27T21:44:48Z")

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Here is a program that automatically polls various time servers and sets your computer’s clock accordingly:

[Socket Watch](http://www.nml.csir.co.za/Mirror/SocketWatch/main.html)

I assume similar programs exist for Linux.

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**Author:** ![OneChance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/74df32/32.png) [@OneChance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneChance)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-my-computer-clock/78387/6 "2001-08-28T00:16:14Z")

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[Dimension 4](http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/index.html) also synchs your computer clock with time servers. It’s freeware and it’s for Windows.

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**Author:** ![jdc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jdc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdc)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-my-computer-clock/78387/7 "2001-08-28T01:35:11Z")

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Here is a site w/ freeware which will work with Win 98SE and  
Windows 2000 (at least) and will poll an atomic clock and offer to reset your computer clock if the time differs.

Will work w/ direct or proxy internet connection.

[http://www.worldtimeserver.com](http://www.worldtimeserver.com)