Guest Jonathan Sachs Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 I am running Windows XP SP2. I need to figure out why I am getting an error whenever I try to synchronize my clock with an Internet time server, either automatically or by clicking "Update Now." I initially assumed that Norton Internet Security was interfering with the process, but I tried disabling its firewall, its intrusion detection, and its spyware detection, without results. Norton's logs do not indicate that it has taken any action when the time sync fails. When I try to synchronize with time.nist.gov, I get the message "An error occurred while Windows for synchronizing with time.nist.gov." When I try to synchronize with time.windows.com, I I get a similar message which sometimes has additional text, saying something like "The error was: operation failed because the client's stratum is below the host's stratum." I don't have the exact wording because this message is not appearing consistently, and I can't get it to appear as I write this. I have looked at the suggestions in the Help and Support Center, but none none of them appear to be relevant. There is nothing wrong with my Internet connection; I have tried disabling the firewall; the problem cannot be up the server because I get an error consistently with both servers and any time of day; and my computer's time is set very close to the correct time (within seconds). Something else must be happening, but what?
Guest R. McCarty Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? Skip DNS translation for Time servers. Just pick the one closest to you and use it's IP address instead of URL: http://tf.nist.gov/service/time-servers.html "Jonathan Sachs" <js070717@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:m0pqe3531snqrvn2bv97bp9uh9ttk8ldl0@4ax.com... >I am running Windows XP SP2. I need to figure out why I am getting an > error whenever I try to synchronize my clock with an Internet time > server, either automatically or by clicking "Update Now." > > I initially assumed that Norton Internet Security was interfering with > the process, but I tried disabling its firewall, its intrusion > detection, and its spyware detection, without results. Norton's logs > do not indicate that it has taken any action when the time sync fails. > > When I try to synchronize with time.nist.gov, I get the message "An > error occurred while Windows for synchronizing with time.nist.gov." > > When I try to synchronize with time.windows.com, I I get a similar > message which sometimes has additional text, saying something like > "The error was: operation failed because the client's stratum is below > the host's stratum." I don't have the exact wording because this > message is not appearing consistently, and I can't get it to appear as > I write this. > > I have looked at the suggestions in the Help and Support Center, but > none none of them appear to be relevant. There is nothing wrong with > my Internet connection; I have tried disabling the firewall; the > problem cannot be up the server because I get an error consistently > with both servers and any time of day; and my computer's time is set > very close to the correct time (within seconds). Something else must > be happening, but what?
Guest Lispo Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? I don't now, for sync time I'am using http://www.drive-software.com/atomicalarmclock.html
Guest Curt Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? Try time-b.nist.gov. for whatever reason time.nist.gov quit working several weeks ago. Curt "Jonathan Sachs" <js070717@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:m0pqe3531snqrvn2bv97bp9uh9ttk8ldl0@4ax.com... >I am running Windows XP SP2. I need to figure out why I am getting an > error whenever I try to synchronize my clock with an Internet time > server, either automatically or by clicking "Update Now." > > I initially assumed that Norton Internet Security was interfering with > the process, but I tried disabling its firewall, its intrusion > detection, and its spyware detection, without results. Norton's logs > do not indicate that it has taken any action when the time sync fails. > > When I try to synchronize with time.nist.gov, I get the message "An > error occurred while Windows for synchronizing with time.nist.gov." > > When I try to synchronize with time.windows.com, I I get a similar > message which sometimes has additional text, saying something like > "The error was: operation failed because the client's stratum is below > the host's stratum." I don't have the exact wording because this > message is not appearing consistently, and I can't get it to appear as > I write this. > > I have looked at the suggestions in the Help and Support Center, but > none none of them appear to be relevant. There is nothing wrong with > my Internet connection; I have tried disabling the firewall; the > problem cannot be up the server because I get an error consistently > with both servers and any time of day; and my computer's time is set > very close to the correct time (within seconds). Something else must > be happening, but what?
Guest Unknown Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? Change your time server to tock.usno.navy.mil and it will solve your problem. "Jonathan Sachs" <js070717@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:m0pqe3531snqrvn2bv97bp9uh9ttk8ldl0@4ax.com... >I am running Windows XP SP2. I need to figure out why I am getting an > error whenever I try to synchronize my clock with an Internet time > server, either automatically or by clicking "Update Now." > > I initially assumed that Norton Internet Security was interfering with > the process, but I tried disabling its firewall, its intrusion > detection, and its spyware detection, without results. Norton's logs > do not indicate that it has taken any action when the time sync fails. > > When I try to synchronize with time.nist.gov, I get the message "An > error occurred while Windows for synchronizing with time.nist.gov." > > When I try to synchronize with time.windows.com, I I get a similar > message which sometimes has additional text, saying something like > "The error was: operation failed because the client's stratum is below > the host's stratum." I don't have the exact wording because this > message is not appearing consistently, and I can't get it to appear as > I write this. > > I have looked at the suggestions in the Help and Support Center, but > none none of them appear to be relevant. There is nothing wrong with > my Internet connection; I have tried disabling the firewall; the > problem cannot be up the server because I get an error consistently > with both servers and any time of day; and my computer's time is set > very close to the correct time (within seconds). Something else must > be happening, but what?
Guest Jonathan Sachs Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:18:05 -0400, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote: >Skip DNS translation for Time servers. Just pick the one closest >to you and use it's IP address instead of URL: >http://tf.nist.gov/service/time-servers.html Uh, OK, but how does one do that? The Windows time synch dialog box has a dropdown list of time servers with two entries, both URLs, and there's no apparent way to edit them or add to them.
Guest R. McCarty Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? As with most all data entry boxes, just backspace out the current data and simply type in your preferred Time Server IP and then test for immediate sync. For example: 129.6.15.29 "Jonathan Sachs" <js070717@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:l31re35f88q6m7he02hfomnrpncvri2ml9@4ax.com... > On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:18:05 -0400, "R. McCarty" > <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote: > >>Skip DNS translation for Time servers. Just pick the one closest >>to you and use it's IP address instead of URL: >>http://tf.nist.gov/service/time-servers.html > > Uh, OK, but how does one do that? The Windows time synch dialog box > has a dropdown list of time servers with two entries, both URLs, and > there's no apparent way to edit them or add to them.
Guest Jonathan Sachs Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:07:27 -0400, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote: >As with most all data entry boxes, just backspace out the current >data and simply type in your preferred Time Server IP and then >test for immediate sync. Very strange... when I first tried it, the combo box refused to let me modify the current data. Thus, the question in my last message. I tried it again, and it worked perfectly. It's not clear to me why an IP address should work when a domain does not. I initially tried entering one of the other domain names from tf.nist.gov, and that worked, so I have not (so far) had to enter an address. Thank you. You've helped me solve the problem with a minimum of fuss.
Guest bbunny Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm Read the last paragraph. "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:eR1mMWI%23HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Skip DNS translation for Time servers. Just pick the one closest > to you and use it's IP address instead of URL: > http://tf.nist.gov/service/time-servers.html > > > "Jonathan Sachs" <js070717@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > news:m0pqe3531snqrvn2bv97bp9uh9ttk8ldl0@4ax.com... >>I am running Windows XP SP2. I need to figure out why I am getting an >> error whenever I try to synchronize my clock with an Internet time >> server, either automatically or by clicking "Update Now." >> >> I initially assumed that Norton Internet Security was interfering with >> the process, but I tried disabling its firewall, its intrusion >> detection, and its spyware detection, without results. Norton's logs >> do not indicate that it has taken any action when the time sync fails. >> >> When I try to synchronize with time.nist.gov, I get the message "An >> error occurred while Windows for synchronizing with time.nist.gov." >> >> When I try to synchronize with time.windows.com, I I get a similar >> message which sometimes has additional text, saying something like >> "The error was: operation failed because the client's stratum is below >> the host's stratum." I don't have the exact wording because this >> message is not appearing consistently, and I can't get it to appear as >> I write this. >> >> I have looked at the suggestions in the Help and Support Center, but >> none none of them appear to be relevant. There is nothing wrong with >> my Internet connection; I have tried disabling the firewall; the >> problem cannot be up the server because I get an error consistently >> with both servers and any time of day; and my computer's time is set >> very close to the correct time (within seconds). Something else must >> be happening, but what? > >
Guest Nyco_ork Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? The Microsoft time synch server is obviously down. I've had this problem with my own computer in New York, and my brother-in-law had it several days ago in Seattle. Has anyone told Microsoft their time synch isn't working?
Guest Unknown Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Time sync failure... why? Its been up and down for years. Change to a different server. "Nyco_ork" <Nycoork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ABEFC5C7-4E71-4861-A980-605DDC684C29@microsoft.com... > The Microsoft time synch server is obviously down. I've had this problem > with > my own computer in New York, and my brother-in-law had it several days ago > in > Seattle. Has anyone told Microsoft their time synch isn't working? > > > >
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