Just What Does net time /setsntp:... Do in XP?

[W. Watson]

I'm using XP Pro. What does net time /setsntp:time.ucsd.edu actually do. The way I
read it is that any request from NTP is now handled by setsntp:time.ucsd.edu. That
means, I take it, that as long as I'm connected to the internet it's the case.
However, I do not believe if I disconnect from the internet, I now have an NTP server
on my machine that will service other machines on my local network. True? I believe
someone is trying to tell me this is true, but I believe it is false. The only way I
can see that I can put an NTP server on XP is to follow the steps in
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314054>, which produces an
authoritative server. However, I'm beginning to doubt that is really the intent of
the URL cited. It may be that one needs to install a true NTP server.
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[Richard G. Harper]

Windows XP cannot be an NTP time server without adding NTP server software.
The article you're quoting tells you how to set Windows XP up to use either
the internal hardware clock or an external NTP source to synchronize the XP
software clock. In neither case does it make Windows XP an NTP server on
your network.

And no, your analysis of the net time statement is incorrect. The net time
statement does a one-time clock synch with an external source, it does not
make your Windows XP an NTP server.

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