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Hmmm ... W32time, the timekeeping service in Windows. I experienced enough trouble with that piece of crap when in NTP mode to avoid using it whenever I can.<br />
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My recommendation:<br />
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Use a Windows port of the classic *ix NTP service. The NTP service software is free. Easy to install and configure, works like a charm and is stable as a rock. And it is nicer when it comes to one of the rare cases of troubleshooting.<br />
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See <a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Windows_Networking/Internet_Protocols/A_11870-Synchronizing-the-clocks-with-NTP-a-simple-intro.html" rel="ugc"><u>this article</u></a> for the &quot;How To&quot;.<br />
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The NTP service has a low ressource footprint, therefore the NTP functionality could be hooked onto existing machines or VM's like webservers, ftp servers, mailservers or database hosts - even in a DMZ - without visible performance impact.
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Hmmm ... W32time, the timekeeping service in Windows. I experienced enough trouble with that piece of crap when in NTP mode to avoid using it whenever I can.

My recommendation:

Use a Windows port of the classic *ix NTP service. The NTP service software is free. Easy to install and configure, works like a charm and is stable as a rock. And it is nicer when it comes to one of the rare cases of troubleshooting.

See this article [https://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Windows_Networking/Internet_Protocols/A_11870-Synchronizing-the-clocks-with-NTP-a-simple-intro.html] for the "How To".

The NTP service has a low ressource footprint, therefore the NTP functionality could be hooked onto existing machines or VM's like webservers, ftp servers, mailservers or database hosts - even in a DMZ - without visible performance impact.

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Hi Experts,<br />
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I was trying to find out, How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server? And I found the answer there.<br />
<a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/the-enterprise-cloud/configure-a-time-server-for-active-directory-domain-controllers/" rel="ugc">http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/the-enterprise-cloud/configure-a-time-server-for-active-directory-domain-controllers/</a><br />
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But my question is that our domain controller at the moment is showing NTPserver - &quot;Peer&quot; in registry, What does Peer mean?<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/11_w47/884293/Time.JPG" target="_blank" title="Time.JPG (82 KB)"><img alt="Time.JPG" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 800px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/11_w47/800_884293/Time.JPG" /></a> &nbsp;<br />
Regards,<br />
Vin
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Hi Experts,

I was trying to find out, How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server? And I found the answer there.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/the-enterprise-cloud/configure-a-time-server-for-active-directory-domain-controllers/

But my question is that our domain controller at the moment is showing NTPserver - "Peer" in registry, What does Peer mean?


  
Regards,
Vin

Authoritative time server in Windows Server?

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