Timing System...

[tapai_rhino]

Hi...
Sorry if this topic is not in the right section. i dont know where should it be

anyway.. i'm currently building a timing system where the system will be install in 10 computer.. so my question is, is there anyway to, let say, if a user click start time in one of the computer, all the other 9 will also automaticly start.. syncronize wih the first one..

thanks in advance..

 

[Phill64]

if you are using VB.NET, this is the right section.
and yes, of course there is a way, it is a little more involved than you may think though.

have the app listen for a UDP packet, (theyll have to have a list of IP's too, so u know where to send it to)

when u hit go, send a UDP packet.. catch is this, time is taken between the send, so.. that UDP packet will actually contain a time value, which will be, say, 3 seconds from the current time. The program will recieve this value and then wait until that exact time, which the timer will begin.