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Point Servers to another NTP Server

Our client systems are picking up NTP via the DHCP server. What is the best method to point static IP servers to the same source as the clients?

Felix Leven

GPO:
Computer -> admin templates -> System -> Windows time sercive -> time providers

Philip Elder

From an elevated command prompt on your PDCe:

w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual "/manualpeerlist:0.ca.pool.ntp.org,0x1 1.ca.pool.ntp.org,0x1 2.ca.pool.ntp.org,0x1 3.ca.pool.ntp.org,0x1" /reliable:yes [Enter]

w32tm /config /update [Enter]

net stop w32time && net start w32time [Enter]

w32tm /resync /force [Enter]

w32tm /query /source [Enter]

Your response to this one should be: 1.ca.pool.ntp.org (or other). This will set your PDCe as authoritative time source for the domain which is what it is supposed to be.

Check your SCOPE OPTIONS in DHCP to see if NTP has been set to the DHCP server and remove that setting.

www.ntp.org is where to find your local servers as the above server settings are for our Canadian ones.

Philip

Radhakrishnan

Hi,

Refer this MS article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042/ which should fix your issue.

iNetSystem

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A bit confused on the solutions.

NTP is on the DC under DHCP Options and is fine, I wouldn't want to remove it.
Are you suggesting if I manually correct the PDC time that all member servers will automatically catch up?

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Felix Leven

Hi, do you need more assistance on this Topic ?