All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 Time Service

[Guest April]

In "How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server

2003" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042), found the following,

but could not find where and how to configure it:

 

All available synchronization mechanisms

 

The "all available synchronization mechanisms" option is the most

valuable synchronization method for users on a network. This method

enables synchronization with the domain hierarchy and may also provide

an alternative time source if the domain hierarchy becomes

unavailable, depending on the configuration. If the client cannot

synchronize time with the domain hierarchy, the time source

automatically falls back to the time source that is specified by the

NtpServer setting. This method of synchronization is most likely to

provide accurate time to clients.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 Time Service

 

Hello april,

 

In the article go to "Configuring the Windows Time service to use an external

time source". Here you can see the registry key to enable the "NTPServer":

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpServer

 

In a domain by default on the clients this key is not set.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> In "How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server

> 2003" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042), found the following,

> but could not find where and how to configure it:

>

> All available synchronization mechanisms

>

> The "all available synchronization mechanisms" option is the most

> valuable synchronization method for users on a network. This method

> enables synchronization with the domain hierarchy and may also provide

> an alternative time source if the domain hierarchy becomes

> unavailable, depending on the configuration. If the client cannot

> synchronize time with the domain hierarchy, the time source

> automatically falls back to the time source that is specified by the

> NtpServer setting. This method of synchronization is most likely to

> provide accurate time to clients.

>

[Guest April]

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 TimeService

 

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 TimeService

 

On Oct 24, 4:48 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello april,

>

> In the article go to "Configuring the Windows Time service to use an external

> time source". Here you can see the registry key to enable the "NTPServer":

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\­NtpServer

>

> In a domain by default on the clients this key is not set.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>

>

> > In "How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server

> > 2003" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042), found the following,

> > but could not find where and how to configure it:

>

> > All available synchronization mechanisms

>

> > The "all available synchronization mechanisms" option is the most

> > valuable synchronization method for users on a network. This method

> > enables synchronization with the domain hierarchy and may also provide

> > an alternative time source if the domain hierarchy becomes

> > unavailable, depending on the configuration. If the client cannot

> > synchronize time with the domain hierarchy, the time source

> > automatically falls back to the time source that is specified by the

> > NtpServer setting. This method of synchronization is most likely to

> > provide accurate time to clients.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Thanks .. but the article seems to imply some where I can explicitly

set up the synchronization method with "All available synchronization

mechanisms", for use in case the domain hierarchy becomes unavailable.

[Guest April]

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 TimeService

 

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 TimeService

 

On Oct 24, 4:48 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello april,

>

> In the article go to "Configuring the Windows Time service to use an external

> time source". Here you can see the registry key to enable the "NTPServer":

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\­NtpServer

>

> In a domain by default on the clients this key is not set.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>

>

> > In "How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server

> > 2003" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042), found the following,

> > but could not find where and how to configure it:

>

> > All available synchronization mechanisms

>

> > The "all available synchronization mechanisms" option is the most

> > valuable synchronization method for users on a network. This method

> > enables synchronization with the domain hierarchy and may also provide

> > an alternative time source if the domain hierarchy becomes

> > unavailable, depending on the configuration. If the client cannot

> > synchronize time with the domain hierarchy, the time source

> > automatically falls back to the time source that is specified by the

> > NtpServer setting. This method of synchronization is most likely to

> > provide accurate time to clients.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

found the key which is under parameters as type.