c# - Get the exact time for a remote server

Question

In C#, how do I query a remote server for its current time?

Similar functionality to

net time \servername

but returning a datestamp that includes seconds.

Thanks

Answer 1

You can use the NetRemoteTOD function.

An example from http://bytes.com/groups/net-c/246234-netremotetod-usage:

// The pointer.
IntPtr pintBuffer = IntPtr.Zero;

// Get the time of day.
int pintError = NetRemoteTOD(@"\sony_laptop", ref pintBuffer);

// Get the structure.
TIME_OF_DAY_INFO pobjInfo = (TIME_OF_DAY_INFO)
Marshal.PtrToStructure(pintBuffer, typeof(TIME_OF_DAY_INFO));

// Free the buffer.
NetApiBufferFree(pintBuffer);