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Posted

Over the past month I have noticed the event log below. Every few

days the time server will change from one DC to the other. What is

causing this to occur?

 

Event Type: Information

Event Source: W32Time

Event Category: None

Event ID: 35

Date: 2/13/2008

Time: 7:11:20 AM

User: N/A

Computer: CLIENT NAME

Description:

The time service is now synchronizing the system time with the time

source time server.domain.name (ntp.d|xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:123->time server

IP:123).

Guest Meinolf Weber
Posted

Re: Xp client keeps switching between time servers.

 

Hello pez,

 

Time sync in a domain run this way, the PDCEmulator is the "master" time

server, either with external time source or not. Every DC synchronize with

the PDCEmulator and member servers and workstations use one of the DC's.

Doesn't matter which one.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Over the past month I have noticed the event log below. Every few

> days the time server will change from one DC to the other. What is

> causing this to occur?

>

> Event Type: Information

> Event Source: W32Time

> Event Category: None

> Event ID: 35

> Date: 2/13/2008

> Time: 7:11:20 AM

> User: N/A

> Computer: CLIENT NAME

> Description:

> The time service is now synchronizing the system time with the time

> source time server.domain.name (ntp.d|xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:123->time server

> IP:123).

Guest Ryan Hanisco
Posted

Re: Xp client keeps switching between time servers.

 

So, the bottom line is that this isn't a big deal and should be considered a

normal event. This should not be causing you problems as everything should

be in sync. Of course, you could always specify time servers in your DHCP

settings, but this take out the additional redundancy that you would normally

have in allowing the workstations to go to any Domain Controller.

--

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.

 

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello pez,

>

> Time sync in a domain run this way, the PDCEmulator is the "master" time

> server, either with external time source or not. Every DC synchronize with

> the PDCEmulator and member servers and workstations use one of the DC's.

> Doesn't matter which one.

>

> 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

>

> > Over the past month I have noticed the event log below. Every few

> > days the time server will change from one DC to the other. What is

> > causing this to occur?

> >

> > Event Type: Information

> > Event Source: W32Time

> > Event Category: None

> > Event ID: 35

> > Date: 2/13/2008

> > Time: 7:11:20 AM

> > User: N/A

> > Computer: CLIENT NAME

> > Description:

> > The time service is now synchronizing the system time with the time

> > source time server.domain.name (ntp.d|xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:123->time server

> > IP:123).

>

>

>

Posted

Re: Xp client keeps switching between time servers.

 

On Feb 16, 11:28 am, Ryan Hanisco

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

> So, the bottom line is that this isn't a big deal and should be considered a

> normal event. This should not be causing you problems as everything should

> be in sync. Of course, you could always specify time servers in your DHCP

> settings, but this take out the additional redundancy that you would normally

> have in allowing the workstations to go to any Domain Controller.

> --

> 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.

>

> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> > Hello pez,

>

> > Time sync in a domain run this way, the PDCEmulator is the "master" time

> > server, either with external time source or not. Every DC synchronize with

> > the PDCEmulator and member servers and workstations use one of the DC's.

> > Doesn't matter which one.

>

> > 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

>

> > > Over the past month I have noticed the event log below. Every few

> > > days the time server will change from one DC to the other. What is

> > > causing this to occur?

>

> > > Event Type: Information

> > > Event Source: W32Time

> > > Event Category: None

> > > Event ID: 35

> > > Date: 2/13/2008

> > > Time: 7:11:20 AM

> > > User: N/A

> > > Computer: CLIENT NAME

> > > Description:

> > > The time service is now synchronizing the system time with the time

> > > source time server.domain.name (ntp.d|xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:123->time server

> > > IP:123).

 

Thank you for the information. I was having a hard time finding any

documentation on this.

Guest Bruce Sanderson
Posted

Re: Xp client keeps switching between time servers.

 

There's quite a bit of documentation about the Windows Time Service in the

Microsoft TechNet web site. For example, see

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/b43a025f-cce2-4c82-b3ea-3b95d482db3a1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

See also my post in the thread "time sync from NTP in win 2003" in the

microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory newsgroup.

 

--

Bruce Sanderson

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

 

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

 

 

 

"pez" <peter.zelonis@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:b28550d4-c969-418a-ae33-de6cdfa28e42@28g2000hsw.googlegroups.com...

> On Feb 16, 11:28 am, Ryan Hanisco

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

>> So, the bottom line is that this isn't a big deal and should be

>> considered a

>> normal event. This should not be causing you problems as everything

>> should

>> be in sync. Of course, you could always specify time servers in your

>> DHCP

>> settings, but this take out the additional redundancy that you would

>> normally

>> have in allowing the workstations to go to any Domain Controller.

>> --

>> 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.

>>

>> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:

>> > Hello pez,

>>

>> > Time sync in a domain run this way, the PDCEmulator is the "master"

>> > time

>> > server, either with external time source or not. Every DC synchronize

>> > with

>> > the PDCEmulator and member servers and workstations use one of the

>> > DC's.

>> > Doesn't matter which one.

>>

>> > 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

>>

>> > > Over the past month I have noticed the event log below. Every few

>> > > days the time server will change from one DC to the other. What is

>> > > causing this to occur?

>>

>> > > Event Type: Information

>> > > Event Source: W32Time

>> > > Event Category: None

>> > > Event ID: 35

>> > > Date: 2/13/2008

>> > > Time: 7:11:20 AM

>> > > User: N/A

>> > > Computer: CLIENT NAME

>> > > Description:

>> > > The time service is now synchronizing the system time with the time

>> > > source time server.domain.name (ntp.d|xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:123->time

>> > > server

>> > > IP:123).

>

> Thank you for the information. I was having a hard time finding any

> documentation on this.

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