RE: [ActiveDir] time server

[joe]

Title: time server

As Al pointed out, some MS docs need to be reviewed...   The one Al specifically pointed out "http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/cits/interopmigration/unix/usecdirw/06wsdsu.mspx" says straight out that the Time Server is SNTP based.   Windows Server 2003 time services are based upon the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP); this is a simplified version of the UNIX Network Time Protocol (NTP). The packet formats of both protocols are identical, and the servers and clients for each can be used interchangeably.   The interchangeable part seems to be more of a theory or hope than strictly the real world. From chats I have had previously with people who played with the time stuff a lot it seems that it is more likely a SNTP client will be able to use a NTP source than an NTP client using a SNTP source.       joe   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nathan Muggli Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 3:02 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org; Send - AD mailing list Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] time server I own the time service for Windows, so I can field the OS question. The NTP server in Windows 2003 is NTP V3 RFC compliant and third party NTP clients can (well *should*) be able to sync with it. When you say “doesn’t seem to recognize”, is there an error message? How does it find a valid NTP server?   -Nathan   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Wells Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:07 AM To: Send - AD mailing list Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] time server   Uncertain as to the OS in question here but Windows 2003 supports both NTP and SNTP -   http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/secmod118.mspx -- Dean Wells MSEtechnology * Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msetechnology.com     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 1:56 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] time server Does your switch use/support SNTP (Simple NTP)? That is what Windows DCs support, not NTP.     joe   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Creamer, Mark Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:27 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] time server Our forest root server acts as the time server for AD domain member machines (I think that happens by default.) Do I have to take any additional steps to allow that same server to be the NTP server for a non-Windows device? The device is a phone switch on our network, and it doesn’t seem to recognize that server as being a valid NTP server. Thanks! Mark Creamer This e-mail transmission contains information that is intended to be confidential and privileged. If you receive this e-mail and you are not a named addressee you are hereby notified that you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this communication without the consent of the sender and that doing so is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please delete and otherwise erase it and any attachments from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. Thank you. Cintas Corporation.