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Windows XP Time Zone changes when connected to Hot Spots (like starbucks e.t.c)
Hello every one,
We are experiencing on average 50 cases per month were the remote users report the time on their Laptops has changed. We found (by looking at the logs) that some remote users laptops time changes to an incorrect time then later changes back to its original time zone. We feel that the remote users between travel (within the same city) may stop at a Starbucks or Panera type establishment and connect to check email e.t.c. That is when the PC connects to a non company server and picks up incorrect time. The PC is not distinguishing between a company server and a non company server, thus picking up an incorrect time and date.
Is there a way we can force the Laptop to only update from our servers and skip non company servers?
in other words can we put a script or program in place where the laptops can distinguish between a company server vs a non company server and will update only when connected to the company servers.
We are experiencing on average 50 cases per month were the remote users report the time on their Laptops has changed. We found (by looking at the logs) that some remote users laptops time changes to an incorrect time then later changes back to its original time zone. We feel that the remote users between travel (within the same city) may stop at a Starbucks or Panera type establishment and connect to check email e.t.c. That is when the PC connects to a non company server and picks up incorrect time. The PC is not distinguishing between a company server and a non company server, thus picking up an incorrect time and date.
Is there a way we can force the Laptop to only update from our servers and skip non company servers?
in other words can we put a script or program in place where the laptops can distinguish between a company server vs a non company server and will update only when connected to the company servers.
John
Set the time server to look at your server, remove any other time servers, and then restrict access to changing time. Normal XP users cannot change time settings, so either make them normal, or add a policy to restrict time setting changes. ... Thinkpads_User
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because in your routeur you got a ntp time server in it, you'll need to remove that.
> We feel that the remote users between travel (within the same city) may stop at a Starbucks or Panera type establishment and connect to check email e.t.c. That is when the PC connects to a non company server and picks up incorrect time.
No, it's not enough to connect to another internet provider. Regardless of the connection, Windows will synchronize only with the server it's configured to synchronize with - Amick's comment above gives details about where it's specified.
No, it's not enough to connect to another internet provider. Regardless of the connection, Windows will synchronize only with the server it's configured to synchronize with - Amick's comment above gives details about where it's specified.
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Devices were set to SyncAll VS NTP.