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  1. Time Syncing Through a Firewall Without NTP?

    Ask · Networking · · posted by Cliff · from the route-around-the-problem dept. · 112 comments
    dvdsmith asks: "Say are dealing with a Windows network that for internet access must pass through a firewall that you have no control over. Said firewall apparently blocks the known time protocols (NTP,daytime,etc) and you know from experience that those who control it will not allow any exceptions. If one sets up an internal NTP server (Windows XP or 2000 workstation) for all others to sync from, is there another reliable method for updating time on the server, like pulling from a Java website? See the time.gov website as an example. Any ideas?"

  2. Aurora Alert During The Nights Ahead

    Science · Space · · posted by timothy · from the brightness-in-the-sky dept. · 17 comments
    Jens Lönn writes: "Magnetic fields above sunspot 9653 erupted yesterday (Oct. 9th at 1110 UT) and hurled a full-halo coronal mass ejection toward Earth. The expanding cloud, which speed away from the Sun traveling approximately 1000 km/s, could strike our planet's magnetosphere as soon as Thursday, Oct. 11th. Sky watchers, especially those living above geomagnetic latitude 50 degrees, should remain alert for Northern Lights during the nights ahead. The best time to spot auroras is usually around local midnight. Note: This is not an alert for a geomagnetic storm, it's just an alert for those who wants to watch great auroras at night."