Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-17 Thread Björn Gabrielsson
On Thu, May 17, 2007 10:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: One of my Win2K system has been running flawlessly for over 6 months now, You have your bugfixes^H^H^H^H^H^Hsequrity updates installing without rebooting the computer? I am all ears! ;-) and my software engineering friends' Linux system

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-17 Thread Maggie Leber
On 5/17/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/16/2007 21:37:57 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I routinely reboot all of our Windows machines; otherwise they become flaky and unreliable. Win 98 needed to be done about twice a day or they'd

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-17 Thread Jack Hudler
Nicely said! Beats my caustic thoughts! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Gray Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:35 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows I use Linux

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-17 Thread Rob Kimberley
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Björn Gabrielsson Sent: 17 May 2007 11:12 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows On Thu, May 17, 2007 10:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: One of my Win2K system has been running flawlessly for over

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-17 Thread Joseph Gray
: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows Have been using the Meinberg version 0.9l for some time now without problem on two XP based laptops over a wireless router to internet. What version are you using? I know there were bugs in earlier releases. ___ time

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-17 Thread Rob Kimberley
a try. This is the version I'm using. Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Gray Sent: 17 May 2007 19:27 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows I'm using this version

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-17 Thread Joseph Gray
Thanks. I will give that a try. - Original Message - From: Rob Kimberley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows Joseph, See link http

[time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Joseph Gray
I am running the Meinberg NTP software on two PCs. Both PCs are running WinXP w/SP2, both are on the same network and both are syncing to servers at pool.ntp.org. In the past, both clocks have shown that the two PCs had the same time. Today, I just noticed that one of the PCs is running about 9

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Joseph Gray wrote: I am running the Meinberg NTP software on two PCs. Both PCs are running WinXP w/SP2, both are on the same network and both are syncing to servers at pool.ntp.org. In the past, both clocks have shown that the two PCs had the same time. Today, I just noticed that one of the

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Joseph Gray
Are both machines syncing to the same ntp erver? One or both of them of them hasn't synced to 127.127.1.0 by any chance? Bruce Although they are both using the pool at ntp.org, they are currently syncing to different servers. They both are syncing to stratum 2 servers. Neither is syncing to

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Joseph Gray wrote: Are both machines syncing to the same ntp erver? One or both of them of them hasn't synced to 127.127.1.0 by any chance? Bruce Although they are both using the pool at ntp.org, they are currently syncing to different servers. They both are syncing to stratum 2

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Maggie Leber
On 5/16/07, Dr Bruce Griffiths [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are the actual IP addresses of the servers they are syncing to? Also check the Internet Time tab of the Date and Time Properties dialog; it will tell you when the last time a successful sync was done. If you have a firewalling router

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Joseph Gray
What are the actual IP addresses of the servers they are syncing to? Bruce The one with the correct time: Sync to: 64.5.1.130 Offset: 38.346ms Stratum: 3 The one with the wrong time: Sync to: 24.123.66.139 Offset: -1.074ms Stratum: 3 ___

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Tim Shoppa
Joseph Gray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are the actual IP addresses of the servers they are syncing to? Bruce The one with the correct time: Sync to: 64.5.1.130 Offset: 38.346ms Stratum: 3 The one with the wrong time: Sync to: 24.123.66.139 Offset: -1.074ms Stratum: 3 At my QTH

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Tim Shoppa wrote: Joseph Gray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are the actual IP addresses of the servers they are syncing to? Bruce The one with the correct time: Sync to: 64.5.1.130 Offset: 38.346ms Stratum: 3 The one with the wrong time: Sync to: 24.123.66.139 Offset: -1.074ms

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Joseph Gray
At my QTH both of those servers are Stratum 2 and within a few hundredths of a second of the Right Time. Odd that you see them as Stratum 3, maybe you've got a firewall pulling tricks on you :-). The best way to configure a NTP client is with multiple (preferably 3 or 4) servers, ideally

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Joseph Gray
I am not familiar with the Meinberg software so I am guessing that if you are running that NTP software you would not be using Windows time service? If you don't need Windows time service, go into services and stop the windows time service and set it to manual or disabled. My thinking is the

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Bill Hawkins
: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:13 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows I am not familiar with the Meinberg software so I am guessing that if you are running that NTP software you would not be using Windows time service? If you

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Björn Gabrielsson
Gray Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:13 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows I am not familiar with the Meinberg software so I am guessing that if you are running that NTP software you would not be using Windows time service

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Joseph Gray
:10 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows The reference NTP implementation - of which Meinberg provides a packaged M$WIN-version - is perfectly capable of logging. Adding a few more servers to each PC and maybe adding the other PC as a server would make faultfinding easier

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Rasputin Novgorod
--- Joseph Gray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a test, I just restarted the NTP service on the PC that was off. It is now keeping the correct time. Strange. Not so strange. I routinely reboot all of our Windows machines; otherwise they become flaky and unreliable. Win 98 needed to be done about

Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem on Windows

2007-05-16 Thread Joseph Gray
it is applicable. Over the years, I have had problems on Linux systems as well. - Original Message - From: Rasputin Novgorod [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] NTP problem