NTP is probably more long-term stable and -with a good setup- more decentralized and thus more stable. Speaking of setting times, do RTC's exist that utilize DCF77 and similar signals? That would be great for a DIY alarm clock :o) On Monday 07 June 2004 12:14, Philip Stortz wrote: > thanks. actually, maxim/dallas also makes a more accurate 32.??khz > oscillator for rtc clocks as well, targeted at servers that need a more > accurate clock independent of temperature variations. i may even put it > in one or more of my machines and use one for a network time server when > i get my network up (soon). -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.