Master network time clock?

[scooterspal]

Hello to all and thanks for any help you can provide.

I have six Dell GX150 desktop computers running W2K Professional all
connected to a Linksys 8-port hub.

Does anyknow know if there is a way, software or otherwise, to lock the
clocks in these computers to a master clock... say in one of the
computers or to some other external time source?

Thanks!

 

[John John (MVP)]

The simplest way to do this on a small workgroup is to set up one
machine as the Time Server and then use the NET TIME command on the
other machines to have them synchronize with the Time Server.

The Time Server is just any one computer in the workgroup that you want
to use for the reference time, you may want to have this computer
synchronize with an outside time source (a time server on the internet)
or you can just set the time manually if that is good enough for your
use. On the other machines use the the NET TIME command to have them
synchronize to the Time Server.

From the other machines you just run this command:

NET TIME \\TimeServer /set /yes

"TimeServer" is the CmputerName of the time server.

You can make a small batch file for this and throw it or a shortcut to
in in the All Users Startup folder or in a startup script and every time
the workstations are started/logged on to the batch file will run and
the machines will synchronize with TimeServer. On the machines running
this command set the Windows Time Service to manual, you don't want the
Time Service running. On TimeServer it's up to you, if you set the time
manually you don't need the Time Service running.

John

 

[scooterspal]

The simplest way to do this on a small workgroup is to set up one
machine as the Time Server and then use the NET TIME command on the
other machines to have them synchronize with the Time Server.

Thanks, John. I will try this.

George

 

[John John (MVP)]

Thanks, John. I will try this.

You're welcome.

John