Synchronizing system clock 

To synchronize local system time with a Daytime server, use SynchronizeSystemClock method:

// create Time client instance
var client = new Rebex.Net.Time("test.rebex.net");

// synchronize local time with time server
client.SynchronizeSystemClock();

' create Time client instance
Dim client = New Rebex.Net.Time("test.rebex.net")

' synchronize local time with time server
client.SynchronizeSystemClock()

Alternatively, the static variant of Time.SynchronizeSystemClock method makes it possible to synchronize system time with a single line of code:

// synchronize system clock using Time protocol
Rebex.Net.Time.SynchronizeSystemClock("test.rebex.net");

' synchronize system clock using Time protocol
Rebex.Net.Time.SynchronizeSystemClock("test.rebex.net")

System clock synchronization is supported on Windows, Windows CE and Linux operating systems.

Note: To update the system time, administrator privileges are needed. Check out the TimeWinFormClient sample code to see how to elevate the application to obtain them.

Getting server time 

To retrieve the current time from a Time server, call the GetTime method:

// create Time client instance
var client = new Rebex.Net.Time("test.rebex.net");

// get current time at the server
DateTime now = client.GetTime();

' create Time client instance
Dim client = New Rebex.Net.Time("test.rebex.net")

' get current time at the server
Dim now As DateTime = client.GetTime()

TCP and UDP 

Time protocol can be used over TCP and UDP protocols. Several other options are tweakable as well.

// create Time client instance
var client = new Rebex.Net.Time(hostname, 37);

// use TCP instead of default UDP
client.UseTcp = true;

// set response timeout to 5 seconds
client.Timeout = 5000;

// retrieve remote time, synchronize system clock, etc.

' create Time client instance
Dim client = New Rebex.Net.Time(hostname, 37)

' use TCP instead of default UDP
client.UseTcp = True

' set response timeout to 5 seconds
client.Timeout = 5000

' retrieve remote time, synchronize system clock, etc.