setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

[Guest Jacky]

I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so that

clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I have set the

server but when client trying to update the time, it said the peer's stratum

is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has any idea of how I can overcome

it? I don't see any stratum setting there. Thanks.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

 

Hello Jacky,

 

Is it a domain controller or workgroup server?

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so

> that clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I

> have set the server but when client trying to update the time, it said

> the peer's stratum is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has any

> idea of how I can overcome it? I don't see any stratum setting there.

> Thanks.

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

 

Jacky <Jacky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so

> that clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I

> have set the server but when client trying to update the time, it

> said the peer's stratum is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has

> any idea of how I can overcome it? I don't see any stratum setting

> there. Thanks.

 

To add to Meinolf's reply -

 

If you're using AD, whichever of your DCs has the PDC emulator role will act

as the timeserver for the domain, and the clients will sync to it

automatically. No configuration is required on the client.

 

If you aren't using AD, well, I would :-)

[Guest Jacky]

Re: setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

 

Thanks, no, it is not in a domain environment. It is in a workgroup

environment. Would it work in workgroup? Or it must be in a domain

environment and the server must act as a DC to be able to provide ntp

service?

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Jacky <Jacky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so

> > that clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I

> > have set the server but when client trying to update the time, it

> > said the peer's stratum is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has

> > any idea of how I can overcome it? I don't see any stratum setting

> > there. Thanks.

>

> To add to Meinolf's reply -

>

> If you're using AD, whichever of your DCs has the PDC emulator role will act

> as the timeserver for the domain, and the clients will sync to it

> automatically. No configuration is required on the client.

>

> If you aren't using AD, well, I would :-)

>

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

 

Jacky <Jacky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thanks, no, it is not in a domain environment. It is in a workgroup

> environment. Would it work in workgroup? Or it must be in a domain

> environment and the server must act as a DC to be able to provide ntp

> service?

 

I don't use (or like!) workgroups, so I can't say for sure, but I think it

may be possible. I wouldn't know how, though.

>

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>

>> Jacky <Jacky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>> I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so

>>> that clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I

>>> have set the server but when client trying to update the time, it

>>> said the peer's stratum is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has

>>> any idea of how I can overcome it? I don't see any stratum setting

>>> there. Thanks.

>>

>> To add to Meinolf's reply -

>>

>> If you're using AD, whichever of your DCs has the PDC emulator role

>> will act as the timeserver for the domain, and the clients will sync

>> to it automatically. No configuration is required on the client.

>>

>> If you aren't using AD, well, I would :-)