I have Windows and Unix boxes pointing to the same sources, yet my Windows box is consistantly 24 seconds behind.
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 6:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why is Windows Time service crap? I set both of my DCs in the HQ to sync to us.pool.ntp.org, and have no issues. On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 07:36, <richardmccl...@aspca.org> wrote: > > Greetings! > > I have workstations and servers in my domain whose time is all over the > place! > > Two servers I manually sync'd with a domain controller less than 24 hours > ago are now once again 3 minutes behind. > > Workstations are up to 5 minutes one way or the other. > > I know this keeps coming up here, but again, please... > > 1. With multiple domain controllers, does one pick one of them, sync to an > outside time source, then somehow point the other DCs to this DC? If so, > then one puts in the name of the selected DC in the registry settings for > time services? OR, does one make sure all the DCs point to the same > external NTP server? > > 2. Why do servers and workstations drift off, time-wise? How to stop this? > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > ASPCA® > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > richardmccl...@aspca.org > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) > and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may > contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not > the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, > and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and > permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout > thereof. > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
