Windows Time Service on a Domain

[Guest Jeremy - SDX]

I have a windows 2003 server and 30 xp computers connected to a domain. Right

now my time is set up for each xp computer to get the time from the server

(at least I think) and the server keeps the time. I am almost certain that

none of the computers or the server look to time.windows.com for a time.

 

The users on the computer cannot change their time since it automatically

resets back to the server time.

 

If I change the time manually on the server it eventually becomes innacurate

again by a minute or two.

 

From reading the microsoft articles I understand the computers must look to

the server for time but microsoft advises against having the server look to

time.windows.com for the time (or thats what I understood from them).

 

Is there any problem with having my server get the time from

time.windows.com and if there isnt what is the best way of setting that up?

 

 

Thanks,

Jeremy - SDX

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Windows Time Service on a Domain

 

Hello Jeremy - SDX Jeremy -,

 

The way time is handled in a domain is that the PDCEmulator is the time source

in the domain, all DC's will use it for time synchronisation and member servers

or workstations will use one of the DC's as a time source. So the PDCEmulator

should be configured if possible to an external time source. Doesn't matter

which one, just check that it is a reliable time source.

 

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/

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I have a windows 2003 server and 30 xp computers connected to a

> domain. Right now my time is set up for each xp computer to get the

> time from the server (at least I think) and the server keeps the time.

> I am almost certain that none of the computers or the server look to

> time.windows.com for a time.

>

> The users on the computer cannot change their time since it

> automatically resets back to the server time.

>

> If I change the time manually on the server it eventually becomes

> innacurate again by a minute or two.

>

> From reading the microsoft articles I understand the computers must

> look to the server for time but microsoft advises against having the

> server look to time.windows.com for the time (or thats what I

> understood from them).

>

> Is there any problem with having my server get the time from

> time.windows.com and if there isnt what is the best way of setting

> that up?

>

> Thanks,

> Jeremy - SDX

[Guest Jeremy - SDX]

Re: Windows Time Service on a Domain

 

Hmm. I think I may be in a bit over my head. My time on my server is

incorrect and my workstations all follow the server. How do I set the time on

my windows 2003 server to sync with windows or another reliable source?

 

Thanks,

Jeremy S.D.X.

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Jeremy - SDX Jeremy -,

>

> The way time is handled in a domain is that the PDCEmulator is the time source

> in the domain, all DC's will use it for time synchronisation and member servers

> or workstations will use one of the DC's as a time source. So the PDCEmulator

> should be configured if possible to an external time source. Doesn't matter

> which one, just check that it is a reliable time source.

>

> 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/

>

> 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.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>

> > I have a windows 2003 server and 30 xp computers connected to a

> > domain. Right now my time is set up for each xp computer to get the

> > time from the server (at least I think) and the server keeps the time.

> > I am almost certain that none of the computers or the server look to

> > time.windows.com for a time.

> >

> > The users on the computer cannot change their time since it

> > automatically resets back to the server time.

> >

> > If I change the time manually on the server it eventually becomes

> > innacurate again by a minute or two.

> >

> > From reading the microsoft articles I understand the computers must

> > look to the server for time but microsoft advises against having the

> > server look to time.windows.com for the time (or thats what I

> > understood from them).

> >

> > Is there any problem with having my server get the time from

> > time.windows.com and if there isnt what is the best way of setting

> > that up?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Jeremy - SDX

>

>

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