Time Problems

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Jim

I control several networks on large ships. We have a consistent problem -
that of windows time. All the networks concerned are 2000 AD with all
clients running W2K Pro and a few XP Pro stations.

If you change the time on the time server, it causes trouble. I can't rely
on users to change the time zone, so I keep all servers and clients on GMT
and I adjust the actual by + or - one hour during the night when we change
time zone. However, nearly always, this will cause some problem or other for
some of the clients - sometimes loss of drive mappings, sometimes the client
will not update fast enough and then cannot logon etc.

What I really need is a client of some sort where I can control the time
zone from a central location, and then all clients and other servers poll to
this source and change their time zones automatically.

Can anyone help here?

TIA

Jim
 
Not sure this in any way solves any of the issues I explained below regards
time zones etc.
 
I control several networks on large ships. We have a consistent problem -
that of windows time. All the networks concerned are 2000 AD with all
clients running W2K Pro and a few XP Pro stations.

If you change the time on the time server, it causes trouble. I can't rely
on users to change the time zone, so I keep all servers and clients on GMT
and I adjust the actual by + or - one hour during the night when we change
time zone. However, nearly always, this will cause some problem or other for
some of the clients - sometimes loss of drive mappings, sometimes the client
will not update fast enough and then cannot logon etc.

What I really need is a client of some sort where I can control the time
zone from a central location, and then all clients and other servers poll to
this source and change their time zones automatically.

Can anyone help here?

TIA

Jim
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Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 
I thought you could still leave the time zone as GMT and set the clients to
update as often as necessary. I didn't realize that you were abandoning that
route completely in faver of changing the time zone. Sorry if I
misunderstood.
Louis
 
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