On 4 October 2010 10:25, Greg Keogh <g...@mira.net> wrote: > I also *thought* that the domain controller would sync to an external > server, like time.windows.com, which I can see in the registry for the > W32Time service. But I guess it’s not doing that. >
Not by default, no. All computers on a domain sync via some RPC mechanism that is NOT SNTP. I’m still web searching this subject and getting lots of confusing advice. > Asking network admins, is there some simple trick I can pull to make the > domain controller sync to the external source? > w32tm.exe is the utility you to configure time sync stuff on Windows (SNTP and otherwise). I can't remember the exact procedure but I do recall it is a complete pain in the 4rse. Start with the args for w32tm.exe first and go from there. -- *David Connors* | da...@codify.com | www.codify.com Software Engineer Codify Pty Ltd Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 189 363 V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact
