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Windows, Networking and Software

FAQ, Tips, Hints, and Wisdom for Windows 98x/XP

David Gok 104

It doesn't matter from a technical point which time servers you use but normally you'd use ones near to you

geographically. This has nothing to do with time zones but just efficient use of the Internet. Why reach

across the world for a time check when a server in your own city is just as good?

Many time servers have access rules, they are only available to people in a particular area or other

organizational affiliations. The primary time servers (Stratum 1) are not intended for private use since they

generally could not cope with millions of computers linking to it. Best to stick with the Stratum 2 servers

from this list using the following guidelines:

- Use only Open Access servers

- Use only servers have a Service Area you are located in, many states in the USA have local time servers.

- Choose multiple servers but not all from the same provider.

- Between three and five servers should be sufficient.

- Always use the server name, not the IP address – for example use tick.usno.navy.mil not 192.5.41.40

If you have a portable computer there's no need to bother with changed settings as you move around the

world, your temporary location isn't a big deal to the time servers or their managers. Also, your time zone

isn't changed by the time service wherever it is located.

Curiously, the Microsoft Knowledge Base doesn't talk about a time server especially for Windows XP users

to put in their list: time.windows.com. We suggest North American users put it first on your list of servers

and use others as fallback positions.

Since I'm in Australia I use the following time server list. Two 'down under' then the windows.com one

and finally a public one in the USA as a last resort:

W32tm /config /syncfromflags:MANUAL /manualpeerlist:ntp.nml.csiro.au,ntp.mel.nml.csiro.au,

time.windows.com,tick.usno.navy.mil

Once you have entered your list of servers you need to enter the following at the command prompt:

W32tm /config /update

This tells the time sync service that there's configuration changes and to use the changed settings.

If you are a network administrator you might want to consider the effect of each computer connecting to

the Internet for time checks. While it is not a big load you might want to nominate a computer / server in

the office as the time source. That computer can do time checks to the Internet while all the other

computers in the office check off it using the NET TIME command.

You need to make sure the Windows Time service is running and will run whenever you start the

computer.

Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services – scroll down the list of services to

Windows Time. Right-click on it and choose Properties. You need to have administrative access to do

this.

Make sure that the Startup type is Automatic. The Service Status should be Started – if not click on the

Start button.

You can see if the Windows Time service is running by going to Start | Settings | Control Panel |

Administrative Tools | Event Viewer. Under the System list click on the heading Source to sort the list by

that column. Then look for entries listed as W32Time -- you'll see if the service has been unable to connect

to a time server.

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