Honestly you can just click on date/time in XP and set 'internet' time tehre to your router, in theory this would work?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 05:13:58PM -0500, DHSinclair wrote: > Christopher, > No. My home network is really simple. 1 server, 4/6 XP clients, 2 GBit > switches, 1 NAS, 1 Router, 1 xDSL modem. I have never promoted my server > to domain controller status. Been told my home network is not complex > enough to justify this. > > I will check out both of your links. Most of my MS research indicates > that any "TimeServer" like tool/app I choose to run on my server requires > me to enable services I just do not want/need to run ATM. I just do not > have enough background yet. As I said, this year's project! > > What I'd like to have is some tool/app run on the server that sets LAN > time via NIST.gov (or whomever). Then I'd like my LAN clients to set > their time from my server; not some external source. If I could figure > out how to just point all LAN machines to time check with my router, that > would be another workable solution also; my router gets its' time from > NIST. > Thanks, > Duncan > > > At 16:06 01/22/2009 -0500, Christopher wrote: >> On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, DHSinclair wrote: >> >>> Bryan, >>> Agree completely about AR9, but it is huge and has many nag msgs. I >>> can hang with it because it does work very nicely. I think some more >>> now about "AIR." I do depend on the Sun Java JRE business; it is the >>> only way I can view the NIST sites for proper time. I am still >>> playing with various "time server" apps I can run on my server to >>> automate LAN time. I have 2 machines that just can not keep time >>> worth a damn! LOL! I'll figure this out this year! >>> Thanks, >>> Duncan >> >> You use Active Directoy domains on your home network? >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042 >> >> Check out the steps for "Configuring the Windows Time service to use an >> external time source". >> >> I generally setup the time server to use clock.psu.edu, which is a >> reliable strata 2 time source. >> >> If you don't have an Active Directory domain, you can just setup >> Windows XP to use clock.psu.edu directly: >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314054/ >> >> >> >> Christopher Fisk >> -- >> Leela: Hey, you know what might be a hoot? >> Professor: No. Why would I know that? >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. -- Bryan G. Seitz
