TimeTools is a leading manufacturer of stratum 1 GPS referenced time servers and time synchronization devices. GPS NTP time servers provide networks with an accurate time reference for precisely setting the system time on servers, workstations, routers, telephone systems, CCTV cameras and other network infrastructure.
There are however a large number of internet based time servers located in Australia that can be used completely free of charge. These are available to anyone who wants to synchronize their computer to the correct time, the only requirement is an internet connection. Most operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Linux and Unix provide NTP or SNTP compliance. Generally all that is required is to specify the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the time server.
Listed here is a number of free NTP time servers available in the region of Australia. The list is not exhaustive and TimeTools has not tested any of these servers for accuracy or reliability, and cannot be held responsible for correct operation or availability. The list is provided purely for the fact that many people may find it useful.
For many organizations, synchronized network time is critical, in this instance, please consider one of TimeTools NTP time server hardware.
IPv4 Hostname: ntp.ise.canberra.edu.au (137.92.140.80)
Location: The University of Canberra, Canberra Australia.
Hardware: NTP primary DCF77, Sun/Unix SunOS 4.1.3
Access: Open
Contact e-mail: beheer@nl.net
IPv4 Hostname: ntp.ise.canberra.edu.au (137.92.140.80)
Location: The University of Canberra, Canberra Australia.
Hardware: NTP V4 primary (GPS clock), i386/NetBSD 1.5.2
Service Area: Australia, New Zealand
Access: Open
Contact E-mail: ntp@ise.canberra.edu.au
IPv4 Hostname: ntp.cs.mu.OZ.AU (128.250.36.2)
Location: The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Australia.
Hardware: NTP V3 primary (GPS clock), Sun Sparc2/SunOS 4.1.4
Service area: Australia, New Zealand, PACCOM (by prior arrangement)
Access: Open
Contact E-mail: ntp@cs.mu.OZ.AU
IPv4 Hostname: ntp.mel.nml.CSIRO.AU (138.194.21.154)
Location: CSIRO Division of Materials Science and Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Hardware: NTP V4, primary clock is a HP 5071A Caesium Beam Frequency Standard (synchronized to UTC Australia via a common view GPS link) via a custom interface, backup is a Truetime GPS receiver, Linux
Access: Open
Contact E-mail: time@tip.csiro.au
IPv4 Hostname: ntp.nml.csiro.au (130.155.98.1)
Location: CSIRO National Measurement Laboratory, Sydney, Australia.
Geographic Coordinates: 33:46:58S 151:09:06E
Hardware: NTP V4, primary clock is a HP 5071A Caesium Beam Frequency Standard via a Leitch CSD-5300 Master Clock System Driver
Backup Hardware: Truetime GPS receiver and Hewlett Packard GPS receiver, Linux
Access: Open
Contact E-mail: time@tip.csiro.au
IPv4 Hostname: ntp.per.nml.csiro.au (130.95.156.206)
Location: Physics Department,University of WA, Perth, Australia.
Hardware: NTP V4, primary clock is a rubidium oscillator via a custom interface, backup is a Motorola UT Oncore GPS receiver, Linux
Access: Open
Contact E-mail: time@tip.csiro.au
The NTP Pool Project – Australia
The pool.ntp.org project is a very large virtual cluster of NTP network time servers which provide a reliable and easy to use NTP service.
NTP pool servers are used by millions of clients around the world. Indeed, it is the preferred time reference for many Linux distributions and network appliance manufacturers. The pool project is maintained by Ask Bjørn Hansen and a group of contributors.
Australia — au.pool.ntp.org
To use NTP pool in the Australian region, add the following to your ntp.conf file:
server 0.au.pool.ntp.org
server 1.au.pool.ntp.org
server 2.au.pool.ntp.org
server 3.au.pool.ntp.org