Guest Lem@community.nospam Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Hi all, it seems as though every computer on my network has a different time give or take 5 to 10 minutes. I thought my time service was configured properly to have all the system synchronize there time, but I don't know what the problem is because nothing is reported in event viewer regarding the w32 time service. does any one know the proper way to troubleshoot and have all the times for the computer system display the same exact time give or take a few seconds? thanks
Guest Robert L \(MS-MVP\) Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 Re: Time Service Problem To check the time issue, run net time /querysntp. -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com <Lem@community.nospam> wrote in message news:EEE15442-B034-45A0-A81F-C7F9EDE4A8B0@microsoft.com... > Hi all, it seems as though every computer on my network has a different > time > give or take 5 to 10 minutes. I thought my time service was configured > properly to have all the system synchronize there time, but I don't know > what > the problem is because nothing is reported in event viewer regarding the > w32 > time service. does any one know the proper way to troubleshoot and have > all > the times for the computer system display the same exact time give or take > a > few seconds? > > thanks
Guest Ryan Hanisco Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 RE: Time Service Problem Hi Lem, If you have your domain time services set up correctly, the workstations should be contacting your PDCe for the correct time. In this case, you would want to ensure that your PDCe is syncing with an external time server. Your DCs will synch with this one and should provide time services on logon. You can do this with: Net Time /setsntp:<sntp server list> You can also force your workstations to synch with the domain with a similar command in the logon script. There is very little overhead here so if you are already using scripts, you can just add this as the first line. Net Time /Domain:<domain FQDN> /Set Hope this helps. -- Ryan Hanisco MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ http://www.techsterity.com Chicago, IL Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need quickly. "Lem@community.nospam" wrote: > Hi all, it seems as though every computer on my network has a different time > give or take 5 to 10 minutes. I thought my time service was configured > properly to have all the system synchronize there time, but I don't know what > the problem is because nothing is reported in event viewer regarding the w32 > time service. does any one know the proper way to troubleshoot and have all > the times for the computer system display the same exact time give or take a > few seconds? > > thanks
Guest Ken Zhao [MSFT] Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 RE: Time Service Problem Hello Lem, Thank you for using newsgroup and thanks for all other peers' kindly suggestions. You may refer to their suggestions first. Thanks & Regards, Ken Zhao Microsoft Online Support Microsoft Global Technical Support Center Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security <http://www.microsoft.com/security> ==================================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ==================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -------------------- | Thread-Topic: Time Service Problem | thread-index: AcgIRhD9wD61jdegQxm1CZExWf+byw== | X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 207.46.192.207 | From: =?Utf-8?B?UnlhbiBIYW5pc2Nv?= <RyanHanisco@discussions.microsoft.com> | References: <EEE15442-B034-45A0-A81F-C7F9EDE4A8B0@microsoft.com> | Subject: RE: Time Service Problem | Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 11:24:00 -0700 | Lines: 38 | Message-ID: <32FB8BC1-9B4C-427D-949C-BA71404218B6@microsoft.com> | MIME-Version: 1.0 | Content-Type: text/plain; | charset="Utf-8" | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit | X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 | Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message | Importance: normal | Priority: normal | X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.2929 | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general | Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl | Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.general:24025 | NNTP-Posting-Host: tk2msftsbfm01.phx.gbl 10.40.244.148 | X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general | | Hi Lem, | | If you have your domain time services set up correctly, the workstations | should be contacting your PDCe for the correct time. In this case, you would | want to ensure that your PDCe is syncing with an external time server. Your | DCs will synch with this one and should provide time services on logon. You | can do this with: | | Net Time /setsntp:<sntp server list> | | You can also force your workstations to synch with the domain with a similar | command in the logon script. There is very little overhead here so if you | are already using scripts, you can just add this as the first line. | | Net Time /Domain:<domain FQDN> /Set | | Hope this helps. | -- | Ryan Hanisco | MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ | http://www.techsterity.com | Chicago, IL | | Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need | quickly. | | | "Lem@community.nospam" wrote: | | > Hi all, it seems as though every computer on my network has a different time | > give or take 5 to 10 minutes. I thought my time service was configured | > properly to have all the system synchronize there time, but I don't know what | > the problem is because nothing is reported in event viewer regarding the w32 | > time service. does any one know the proper way to troubleshoot and have all | > the times for the computer system display the same exact time give or take a | > few seconds? | > | > thanks |
Guest Lem@community.nospam Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 RE: Time Service Problem Hi I tried your suggestions but it seems to only work on the domain controllers. I tested the command at the command prompt on two clients and the command does not complete, it returns "the correct syntax for the command is:" So is there a way to configure time service without a logon script? If so how? I thought group policy would do it but apparently not. "Ryan Hanisco" wrote: > Hi Lem, > > If you have your domain time services set up correctly, the workstations > should be contacting your PDCe for the correct time. In this case, you would > want to ensure that your PDCe is syncing with an external time server. Your > DCs will synch with this one and should provide time services on logon. You > can do this with: > > Net Time /setsntp:<sntp server list> > > You can also force your workstations to synch with the domain with a similar > command in the logon script. There is very little overhead here so if you > are already using scripts, you can just add this as the first line. > > Net Time /Domain:<domain FQDN> /Set > > Hope this helps. > -- > Ryan Hanisco > MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ > http://www.techsterity.com > Chicago, IL > > Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need > quickly. > > > "Lem@community.nospam" wrote: > > > Hi all, it seems as though every computer on my network has a different time > > give or take 5 to 10 minutes. I thought my time service was configured > > properly to have all the system synchronize there time, but I don't know what > > the problem is because nothing is reported in event viewer regarding the w32 > > time service. does any one know the proper way to troubleshoot and have all > > the times for the computer system display the same exact time give or take a > > few seconds? > > > > thanks
Guest Ryan Hanisco Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 RE: Time Service Problem Lem, The first command is for the servers and the second one is for the workstations. You _should_ have no problem with the /domain switch on the workstations. If you are looking for a way to have all of your workstations hit an SNTP server, you can specify it in the DHCP settings -- this can be easier than doing it with a registry push. -- Ryan Hanisco MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ http://www.techsterity.com Chicago, IL Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need quickly. "Lem@community.nospam" wrote: > Hi I tried your suggestions but it seems to only work on the domain > controllers. I tested the command at the command prompt on two clients and > the command does not complete, it returns "the correct syntax for the command > is:" > > So is there a way to configure time service without a logon script? > > If so how? > I thought group policy would do it but apparently not. > > > "Ryan Hanisco" wrote: > > > Hi Lem, > > > > If you have your domain time services set up correctly, the workstations > > should be contacting your PDCe for the correct time. In this case, you would > > want to ensure that your PDCe is syncing with an external time server. Your > > DCs will synch with this one and should provide time services on logon. You > > can do this with: > > > > Net Time /setsntp:<sntp server list> > > > > You can also force your workstations to synch with the domain with a similar > > command in the logon script. There is very little overhead here so if you > > are already using scripts, you can just add this as the first line. > > > > Net Time /Domain:<domain FQDN> /Set > > > > Hope this helps. > > -- > > Ryan Hanisco > > MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ > > http://www.techsterity.com > > Chicago, IL > > > > Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need > > quickly. > > > > > > "Lem@community.nospam" wrote: > > > > > Hi all, it seems as though every computer on my network has a different time > > > give or take 5 to 10 minutes. I thought my time service was configured > > > properly to have all the system synchronize there time, but I don't know what > > > the problem is because nothing is reported in event viewer regarding the w32 > > > time service. does any one know the proper way to troubleshoot and have all > > > the times for the computer system display the same exact time give or take a > > > few seconds? > > > > > > thanks
Guest Lem@community.nospam Posted October 11, 2007 Posted October 11, 2007 RE: Time Service Problem Ryan, After following your first bit of advice, I reconfigured the time server using group policy, I let the policy run its course for a few days and it seems as though all the clocks on all the pcs and servers are synchronized. Thanks for all your help. "Ryan Hanisco" wrote: > Lem, > > The first command is for the servers and the second one is for the > workstations. You _should_ have no problem with the /domain switch on the > workstations. If you are looking for a way to have all of your workstations > hit an SNTP server, you can specify it in the DHCP settings -- this can be > easier than doing it with a registry push. > -- > Ryan Hanisco > MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ > http://www.techsterity.com > Chicago, IL > > Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need > quickly. > > > "Lem@community.nospam" wrote: > > > Hi I tried your suggestions but it seems to only work on the domain > > controllers. I tested the command at the command prompt on two clients and > > the command does not complete, it returns "the correct syntax for the command > > is:" > > > > So is there a way to configure time service without a logon script? > > > > If so how? > > I thought group policy would do it but apparently not. > > > > > > "Ryan Hanisco" wrote: > > > > > Hi Lem, > > > > > > If you have your domain time services set up correctly, the workstations > > > should be contacting your PDCe for the correct time. In this case, you would > > > want to ensure that your PDCe is syncing with an external time server. Your > > > DCs will synch with this one and should provide time services on logon. You > > > can do this with: > > > > > > Net Time /setsntp:<sntp server list> > > > > > > You can also force your workstations to synch with the domain with a similar > > > command in the logon script. There is very little overhead here so if you > > > are already using scripts, you can just add this as the first line. > > > > > > Net Time /Domain:<domain FQDN> /Set > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > -- > > > Ryan Hanisco > > > MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ > > > http://www.techsterity.com > > > Chicago, IL > > > > > > Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need > > > quickly. > > > > > > > > > "Lem@community.nospam" wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, it seems as though every computer on my network has a different time > > > > give or take 5 to 10 minutes. I thought my time service was configured > > > > properly to have all the system synchronize there time, but I don't know what > > > > the problem is because nothing is reported in event viewer regarding the w32 > > > > time service. does any one know the proper way to troubleshoot and have all > > > > the times for the computer system display the same exact time give or take a > > > > few seconds? > > > > > > > > thanks
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