import java.net.*; import java.io.*; public class DaytimeClient { /** * @param args */ public static void main(String[] args) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub String[] hostname = new String[]{"", "time.windows.com","time.nist.gov","time-nw.nist.gov","time-a.nist.gov","time-b.nist.gov"}; int i = 1; boolean RecvFlag = false; if(args.length > 0) { hostname[0] = args[0]; i = 0; } while(i <=5 && !RecvFlag) { try { Socket timeSocket = new Socket(hostname[i], 13); InputStream timeStream = timeSocket.getInputStream(); StringBuffer time = new StringBuffer(); int c; while((c=timeStream.read()) != -1) time.append((char)c); String timeString = time.toString().trim(); System.out.println("It is " + timeString +" at " + hostname[i] +" on port " + timeSocket.getPort()); RecvFlag = true; timeSocket.close(); } catch(UnknownHostException e) { System.out.println("Failed to get the information from " + hostname[i]); System.out.println(e); i++; } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("Failed to get the information from " + hostname[i]); System.out.println(e); i++; } } if(i == 6) System.out.println("Failed to get the information please check your network settings."); else System.out.println("Complete."); } }