Time server errors

[Karl]

I am getting all sorts of w32time events in my clients and I need to know
what I have to do to get my clients to synch with my server
This is a test lab with 1 DC.

Links:
http://eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=54&source=w32time
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312534
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;216734

Looking in the Server and I see event 36 saying that my server couldn't
synch with the external time server I specified ( using the command: net
time /setsntp:192.5.41.41) tock.usno.navy.mil is 192.5.41.41

Jeez, what gives?

P.S. Would a external time server be better than using MS's service? Why
or why not? I have heard mixed feeling about MS's time server.

-Karl

 

[Salt_Peter]

The PDC emulator is authoritative for the time being kept on the domain. The
MS service relies on an external clock, perhaps the error is because the ip
address is wrong or that server isn't reachable (firewall?).

The MS service is critical since W2K domains use timestamps to support
replication, tickets and logins. Without the MS service, W2K forests/
domains cease to function/login. Disabling the service is not an option. You
could always looback the PDC emulator but i'ld rather synchronize manually
using NISTime and live with the occasional Event log.