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SNTP on Win2K Server

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by brianaaa12

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I have a W2K server that I have tried to sync the on by using 'net time /setsntp:' where is a valid internet domain name of a time server. But it doesn't set it. It also doesn't return an error. What is the proper way to sync a Win2K DC to an internet time server? I was going to do it using a batch file and scheduler. Any insight would be appreciated.

Brian

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by curlergirl

Are you absolutely sure it's not being set? The Win2K version of the time server does not return any event log messages for success, only for failure. If you're not seeing failure messages, this usually means that it's working!! Have you tested it by setting the time to the wrong time and then seeing if it resets itself? Hope this helps!

by brianaaa12

I'm sure it's not being set. After setting it, I check the time at a time server and there's 4 minutes difference.

Brian

by shanghai sam

Look at your registry settings on the DC that you're trying to sync. I can't find the article at this moment, but I know I read a TechNet article that explained these settings and said that occasionally the registry entries would need to be changedto make it work. Here's what I have:

HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/Timeserve/Parameters:

Adj: REG_DWORD: 0x2625b
LocalNTP: REG_DWORD: 0
msSkewPerDay: REG_SZ: 687.0000
ntpserver: REG_SZ: time-a.nist.gov
Period: REG_SZ: SpecialSkew
type: REG_SZ: NTP

This is a DC that is set up as a primary timesource for the domain, and it goes out to the ntp2.usno.navy.mil site to synchronize. The other systems in the domain sync with it. I know it works because occasionally I get error messages in the Event Viewer saying that it failed - meaning that most of the time it succeeds.

Another thing you might check is whether there is any type of firewall or proxy between you and the Internet. If so, make sure that it's not blocking NTP. Hope this helps!

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