Windows 2003 R2 and Windows XP Pro Time Synchronization

[Guest jedrek]

Hello,

 

I am trying to synchronize the time on a bunch of client workstations and

servers to their appropriate Domain Controllers. Eventually the Primary

domain controller will be synchronized to an external time source. I have

the following information, but I am not sure if it is correct:

 

Open up registry and drill down to the following:

 

\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32TIME\Parameters

 

original: type = NT5DS, NTPServer = time.windows.com,0x1

 

new: Type=AllSync,NtpServer=MCSDC1,0x1,MCSDC2,0x1

 

Is the syntax for the above line correct or should there be spaces instead

of commas? Is there anything else that I need to do in order to setup the

time synchronization? Thanks for your help.

[Guest jedrek]

RE: Windows 2003 R2 and Windows XP Pro Time Synchronization

 

I found an easier method to synchronize the machines and servers by using the

following command:

 

net time /setsntp:/<servername>

 

Alot easier and much safer then having to edit the registry and running into

the possibility of making a costly mistake then having to reload the systems.

 

Cheers!

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Windows 2003 R2 and Windows XP Pro Time Synchronization

 

Hello jedrek,

 

PDCEmulator:

 

w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:peers /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update

 

With "peers" you can set the time source, either DNS name (time.windows.com)

or an ip address from a reliable time source.

 

Here you can find some of them:

http://www.pool.ntp.org/

 

 

Client configuration:

To configure a client computer for automatic domain time synchronization

 

w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update

 

After that run:

 

net stop w32time

 

net start w32time

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hello,

>

> I am trying to synchronize the time on a bunch of client workstations

> and servers to their appropriate Domain Controllers. Eventually the

> Primary domain controller will be synchronized to an external time

> source. I have the following information, but I am not sure if it is

> correct:

>

> Open up registry and drill down to the following:

>

> \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32TIME\Paramete

> rs

>

> original: type = NT5DS, NTPServer = time.windows.com,0x1

>

> new: Type=AllSync,NtpServer=MCSDC1,0x1,MCSDC2,0x1

>

> Is the syntax for the above line correct or should there be spaces

> instead of commas? Is there anything else that I need to do in order

> to setup the time synchronization? Thanks for your help.

>