Time sync

I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server. How to
do it?

I run a program call AboutTime on each server and set every 1440 minutes.


"2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
> I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server. How
to
> do it?
>
>
>

Set your PDC emulator server to sync to a time standard externally. All the
other machines with sync to the PDC emulator by default, without you doing
anything.

-Frank

"2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
> I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server. How
> to
> do it?
>
>
>

i also have some Windows 2000 Servers that are not a domain member
(Workgroup).
anyways to configure such that these servers can also time-sync to the PDC
emulator server?


"Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Set your PDC emulator server to sync to a time standard externally. All
> the other machines with sync to the PDC emulator by default, without you
> doing anything.
>
> -Frank
>
> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
>> I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server. How
>> to
>> do it?
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Yes. Assume the name of your PDC emulator is: pdcemulator (grin!)...

Go to each client non-domain-member, logon as admin, go to command line and
type:

net time /setsntpdcemulator

That'll do it. It will hold through reboots no problem.

-Frank

"2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23b$(E-Mail Removed)...
>i also have some Windows 2000 Servers that are not a domain member
>(Workgroup).
> anyways to configure such that these servers can also time-sync to the PDC
> emulator server?
>
>
> "Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>> Set your PDC emulator server to sync to a time standard externally. All
>> the other machines with sync to the PDC emulator by default, without you
>> doing anything.
>>
>> -Frank
>>
>> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
>>> I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server. How
>>> to
>>> do it?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Use "net time":
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...s/nettime.html

"2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23b$(E-Mail Removed)...
>i also have some Windows 2000 Servers that are not a domain member (Workgroup).
> anyways to configure such that these servers can also time-sync to the PDC
> emulator server?
>
>
> "Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>> Set your PDC emulator server to sync to a time standard externally. All the
>> other machines with sync to the PDC emulator by default, without you doing
>> anything.
>>
>> -Frank
>>
>> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
>>> I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server. How to
>>> do it?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Thanks for the reply!
Am i right to say that after i used the command "net time" on the client
workstation to time-sync to a server, it will be remain active until i
reboot the client station? What if i reboot the server?



"Mike Lowery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Use "net time":
> http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...s/nettime.html
>
> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23b$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>i also have some Windows 2000 Servers that are not a domain member
>>(Workgroup).
>> anyways to configure such that these servers can also time-sync to the
>> PDC emulator server?
>>
>>
>> "Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>> Set your PDC emulator server to sync to a time standard externally. All
>>> the other machines with sync to the PDC emulator by default, without you
>>> doing anything.
>>>
>>> -Frank
>>>
>>> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
>>>> I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server.
>>>> How to
>>>> do it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Is it real-time Time-sync? Or what is the interval it perform the time-sync
to the time server?


"Mike Lowery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Use "net time":
> http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...s/nettime.html
>
> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23b$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>i also have some Windows 2000 Servers that are not a domain member
>>(Workgroup).
>> anyways to configure such that these servers can also time-sync to the
>> PDC emulator server?
>>
>>
>> "Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>> Set your PDC emulator server to sync to a time standard externally. All
>>> the other machines with sync to the PDC emulator by default, without you
>>> doing anything.
>>>
>>> -Frank
>>>
>>> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
>>>> I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server.
>>>> How to
>>>> do it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Am i right to say that after i used the command "net time" on the client
> workstation to time-sync to a server, it will be remain active until i
> reboot the client station?

No. Not if you use "Net time /set".

> What if i reboot the server?

You'll have to do it again. The sync (above) is only a one-shot deal.

I will repeate my previous post...
-------------------------------------
Assume the name of your PDC emulator is: pdcemulator (grin!)...

Go to each client non-domain-member, logon as admin, go to command line and
type:

net time /setsntpdcemulator

That'll do it. It will hold through reboots no problem.

-Frank
-----------------------------------------

The "Net" command (i.e. Net time, net use, net share, etc.) was originally,
and still is, primarily a NETBIOS based command! The only real exception to
this (I think) is the "Net time /setsntp" and "Net time /querysntp"
commands. Those particular commands invoke the new W32 (NTP) Time Sync that
you are looking for. The "other" net time commands are simple NETBIOS
thingies that are not time standards or any other kind of standard except
Microsoft. And *that* is why there is so much confusion about the Net
command and time sync. Don't make it harder than it is, just use the setsntp
command and forget it. It WILL hold through reboots.

-Frank

> "Mike Lowery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Use "net time":
>> http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...s/nettime.html
>>
>> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%23b$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>i also have some Windows 2000 Servers that are not a domain member
>>>(Workgroup).
>>> anyways to configure such that these servers can also time-sync to the
>>> PDC emulator server?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>>> Set your PDC emulator server to sync to a time standard externally. All
>>>> the other machines with sync to the PDC emulator by default, without
>>>> you doing anything.
>>>>
>>>> -Frank
>>>>
>>>> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
>>>>> I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server.
>>>>> How to
>>>>> do it?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Mike, the "Net time" syntax on your link below is obsolete. The new format
of the command is:

NET TIME
[\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET]
[\\computername] /QUERYSNTP
[\\computername] /SETSNTP[:ntp server list]

-Frank

"Mike Lowery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Use "net time":
> http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...s/nettime.html
>
> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23b$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>i also have some Windows 2000 Servers that are not a domain member
>>(Workgroup).
>> anyways to configure such that these servers can also time-sync to the
>> PDC emulator server?
>>
>>
>> "Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>> Set your PDC emulator server to sync to a time standard externally. All
>>> the other machines with sync to the PDC emulator by default, without you
>>> doing anything.
>>>
>>> -Frank
>>>
>>> "2Tian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I have a mixture of Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 server.
>>>> I want all servers to have time-syn (same time) to one of a server.
>>>> How to
>>>> do it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>