From: DD on
how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server also act
as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP server
From: neo on
Is the Windows 2008 server going to be setup as a domain controller, domain
member, or standalone (workgroup)?

"DD" <DD(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server also
> act
> as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP server

From: Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] on
Hello DD,

Assuming that that machine is a domain controller it MUST be the PDCEmulator
DC, "netdom query fsmo" will show you. On that machine run in an elevated
command prompt:

w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:PEERS /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update

With "PEERS" you can set the time source, either DNS name (time.windows.com)
or an ip address from a reliable time source.

Here you can find some of them:
http://www.pool.ntp.org/

That way it will update form the configured source and the other DCs sync
with it and all domain members sync with an available DC. That's the default
way in a domain.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server
> also act as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP
> server
>


From: DD on
standalone. how to enable as NTP server ?

"neo" wrote:

> Is the Windows 2008 server going to be setup as a domain controller, domain
> member, or standalone (workgroup)?
>
> "DD" <DD(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:70A56815-424B-47EC-B16A-CB4C6EB7ECDC(a)microsoft.com...
> > how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server also
> > act
> > as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP server
>
> .
>
From: DD on
is standalone server running on workgroup. need to install 3rd party NTP
service program or default as NTP server ?

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:

> Hello DD,
>
> Assuming that that machine is a domain controller it MUST be the PDCEmulator
> DC, "netdom query fsmo" will show you. On that machine run in an elevated
> command prompt:
>
> w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:PEERS /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update
>
> With "PEERS" you can set the time source, either DNS name (time.windows.com)
> or an ip address from a reliable time source.
>
> Here you can find some of them:
> http://www.pool.ntp.org/
>
> That way it will update form the configured source and the other DCs sync
> with it and all domain members sync with an available DC. That's the default
> way in a domain.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server
> > also act as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP
> > server
> >
>
>
> .
>