How,in Java, do I obtain NTP time from one of the US time servers (us.pool.ntp.org)?

There are examples for to query a NTP server for the time around on the net, I've seen one on stackoverflow.com, written in C#. Shouldn't be that much complicated to port to Java.

Just search for "query NTP server socket" on Google. Sorry for not posting the code itself, but I don't want to publish other people's code under my name.

Thanks for your advice.

With respect I pay for EE membership precisely because I generally do not wish to do the leg work of finding answers to my Java language question,  I am sure I will eventually be able to figure this out on my own if I've no other choice but I would rather something close to an answer. I can probably translate .net or c++ answers to Java.


I will look at the common library and see if there is something there I can use, but if I figure out the answer I split credit between the expert and myself with me getting most of the points.

Also with respect, I can't download the library for you and if you are after code that is a bit more specific to your situation than the example, then you would actually have had to give us more details about your situation.

If you were after a solution that didn't involve using a 3rd party library, then it maybe a good idea to state that in your initial question, or at least in a comment prior to making threats of splitting points, etc.

With respect, too, I did most of the legwork for you ... I just don't want to put another man's feathers on my hat. I've found a nice and short example code in C#, and I pointed you right the way to it ...

That is exactly what I was referring to in my initial comment, ie. that is the example off the Apache Commons Net page and to use it requires downloading the library.

I did most of the work: I found the example on the net. the other experts made suggestions and provided a link.