Time server issues

[Guest]

Has anyone seen this erro message, "The time sample was rejected because the
peers stratum is less than the hosts stratum." ? When windows tries to update
the time, does it from all time servers, not just time.windows.com

I'm getting it on all our systems, xp sp1 sp2 with the daylight savings
patch and without it.

Can anyone shed some light on it and how to make it start updating time again.

 

[Bill James]

When you say "does it with all time servers", which ones have you tried? Just the 2 that come configured in XP? If so, try changing to tick.usno.navy.mil or tock.usno.navy.mil.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

Has anyone seen this erro message, "The time sample was rejected
because the peers stratum is less than the hosts stratum." ? When
windows tries to update the time, does it from all time servers, not
just time.windows.com

I'm getting it on all our systems, xp sp1 sp2 with the daylight savings
patch and without it.

That's the problem, most likely. Note that there are *two* patches and
both of them should be installed in your case.

1. "Update for Windows XP (KB931836)"
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=66f1420c-df2d-400b-a8a9-ef9061a9a3ca

2. "Update for Windows XP (KB932590)"
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=1b38b995-a6f2-4703-95fc-f504ef4e4f39

 

[NoConsequence]

Has anyone seen this erro message, "The time sample was rejected because the
peers stratum is less than the hosts stratum." ? When windows tries to update
the time, does it from all time servers, not just time.windows.com

I'm getting it on all our systems, xp sp1 sp2 with the daylight savings
patch and without it.

Can anyone shed some light on it and how to make it start updating time again.

Why didn't you search the forum before barfing out your question?
This has already been brought up time and time again, with multiple
suggestions to work around and/or fix it. Try doing a little research
before blurting out your problem!

 

[Jasolution]

Has anyone seen this erro message, "Thetimesample was rejected because the
peers stratum is less than the hosts stratum." ? Whenwindowstries to update
thetime, does it from alltimeservers, not justtime.windows.com

I'm getting it on all our systems,xpsp1 sp2 with thedaylightsavings
patch and without it.

Can anyone shed some light on it and how to make it start updatingtimeagain.

Rick,

Thanks for asking this question. Your post, even though answered many
times before, was the first one I found during my search and thus
helped me find the answer I needed.

Jason