TOPIC
NETWORK TIME PROTOCOL
Explanation
NTP stands for Network Time Protocol, and it is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference. NTP is an Internet standard protocol originally developed by Professor David L. Mills at the University of Delaware. source: http://www.ntp.org/ntpfaq/NTP-s-def.htm#AEN1259
Get The Hang
$ntpdate in.pool.ntp.org 13 Jan 19:15:49 ntpdate[4295]: step time server 203.200.188.4 offset -1.325297 sec $date Fri Jan 13 19:16:01 IST 2012 $