set NTP setting on windows 2000 server

[kenzo]

I setup my server to sync time with the other win2k server, but I doesn't.

The only time that it seems to work is if I turn off the windows time service.

details:

I have 2 win2k servers setup as a test Active directory. I have a user that logs in and the time syncs fine. the PDC's time is syncing to an exteral time server.

The second server doesn't want to sync unless I turn off the time service and sync manually.

I set the following parameters on the server that doesn't sync, which according to MS it should work.

- net time /setsntp:remoteservername

- net time \\remoteservername /set /y

That changes the time fine.

Then the dam computer will change it's time back again.

Then I did.

- w32tm -v

I seems to attempt to connect but I get some kind of bind error.

I looked around it and couldn't really find a good explaination why.

It had something to do with ntp and w32time running at the same time or someting like that.

If I disable the time service, and run that command again "w32tm -v".

it works fine.

So What do I do next? Do I leave that service disable?

Anyone know the work fix for this or work around?

Thanks.

[Guest spikeychris]

On the PDC run this Command

net stop w32time (this stops the service)

Then set which NTP the PDC will use, type

net time /setsntp:"DNS of the NTP" > press enter and the command completes

Start the W32time service, type

net start w32time (starts the service)

To update the time on the PDC from the NTP type

w32tm -once (this updates the time and gives a read out as to what the

service is doing and will also say how far out the time is out)

Next to set the clients up to get the time from the PDC-SERVER

run command and follow the same instructions above however change the line

net time /setsntp:"DNS of the NTP"to net time /setsntp:(name of "PDC-SERVER")

[Guest spikeychris]

Just tested the above and it works.