syncing Windows 2000 with an NTP server

[Tyaan]

Is it possible to use NET TIME to synchronize Windows 2000
Professional to a Unix based NTP server? We don't have a domain and
just need a simple time sync.

I've tried using NET TIME /setsntp:ntp1 ; NET TIME /set
but get an error that an NTP server can not be found.

Thanks



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[Dave Patrick]

Try using the IP address as in;
net time /setsntp:192.168.0.1

 

[Tyaan]

Try using the IP address as in;
net time /setsntp:192.168.0.1

Still doesn't work.

c:\>net time /setsntp:192.168.0.20

c:\>net stop w32time

c:\>net start w32time

c:\>net time /querysntp
The current SNTP value is: 192.168.0.20

c:\>net time /set
could not locate a time-server.

I verified that the NTP server is working correctly with a freeware
utility called AboutTime.



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[Dave Patrick]

These may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q243/5/74.ASP
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/docs/wintimeserv.doc

 

[Tyaan]

These may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q243/5/74.ASP
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/docs/wintimeserv.doc

A Snippet from the w32time documentation:

Unable to Locate Time Server
When using the Net Time tool, you might receive the following error
message:
Could not locate a time server.
More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3912.
This error message can occur even if you set a valid Simple Network
Time Protocol (SNTP) time server using the net time /setsntp command,
and a network connection to the external time server exists. The
manually specified time source might not be in the local workgroup or
in the domain, or it might not be announcing itself as a time server.
Receiving this message does not mean that the time service is not
synchronizing time.

Got to love those informative Windows error messages.



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