This Python program is designed to query a specified Network Time Protocol (NTP) server for the current time. It then converts this time from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to a desired timezone. This tool is useful for systems or environments where accurate time synchronization is critical.
- The program creates a UDP socket and sends a request to the specified NTP server.
- The NTP server responds with the current time in UTC.
- The program converts this UTC time to the specified timezone.
To use this program, you need to modify the following variables in the query.ntp.py script:
NTP_SERVER: The hostname or IP address of the NTP server you wish to query.NTP_PORT: The port on which the NTP server is listening (default is 123, the standard NTP port).TIMEZONE: The desired timezone to which you want to convert the UTC time. This should be a valid timezone string (e.g., 'America/New_York', 'Europe/Berlin').
- Ensure you have Python 3 installed on your system.
- Modify the
NTP_SERVERandTIMEZONEvariables in the script to suit your requirements. - Run the script:
python3 query.ntp.py
- Python 3.x
- The
socketandstructmodules for network communication and data structure handling, respectively. - The
datetimeandzoneinfomodules for time manipulation and timezone conversions.
The program includes basic error handling to manage issues such as network errors or invalid server responses.
- This script is intended for educational or development purposes and should be tested thoroughly before use in a production environment.
- Ensure that the NTP server you are querying permits such requests and that you comply with any usage policies.
- Thanks to ChatGPT for the creation of this README.md file, as well as supporting programming assistance with the underlying Python3 code.