Abstract: A method of synchronizing clocks between local and remote unix-like computers comprising: sending internet control message protocol (ICMP) ping packets between at least two computers in a network; archiving ICMP echo-request and echo-reply packets from the networked computers in an archive file with an ICMP packet capture utility; including information in each echo-request sent from a local computer to a remote computer comprising: (1) the local time stamp of when the last echo-request from the remote computer was received at the local computer, and (2) the local time stamp of when the corresponding echo-reply was sent from the local computer; calculating an approximate clock offset between the networked computers based on the time stamps; and synchronizing the clocks of the networked computers based on the approximate clock offset of the computers.