Re: Changing a Binary Value in the Registry? (Topic Tilt to NTP)
From: David Candy (.)
Date: 01/06/05
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Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 08:19:37 +1100
Why are you expecting a date change? You won't get one. The times MUST be close else it won't work. If the computers are different dates it won't synch.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.uscricket.com "W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.inv> wrote in message news:ExfDd.2246$v76.1303@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > W. Watson wrote: >> Vanguard wrote: >> >>> "W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.inv> wrote in message >>> news:Mg4Dd.1858$v76.1080@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... >>> >>>>> In services.msc, is the "Windows Time" service configured for >>>>> automatic startup and is it currently started? Mine is running and >>>>> I can see in SysInternal's TCPview that it is listening on port 123 >>>>> (ntp). It is shown as as an "svchost.exe" process (because >>>>> "C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs" was used to start it). >>>>> However, I don't have another host at the moment at home to see if I >>>>> can sync against this host with its Windows Time service running. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Where do I find services.msc? Control Panel->Admin Tools->Services? I >>>> have no idea what it is. I don't see it listed in Services. I see a >>>> Windows Time. I see a TCP/IP Helper. >>> >>> >>> >>> Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools (if logged on as an admin) >>> -> Services >>> Well, that just runs services.msc. You can use Start -> Run to just >>> run services.msc yourself instead of using a shortcut to it. If you >>> right-click on the "Services" shortcut in the Start menu, you'll see >>> "...\services.msc" is the program that gets loaded. Looks like you >>> got into the Services applet using the shortcut. >> >> If I go Start>All Prog>Admin Tools>Services, then I look at the list of >> services there is no services.msc. This is the same list I got from >> using Control Panel>etc. Anyway, am I supposed to enter it as a Run >> command, then go to the Services dialog and ...? I would think time >> services are already running, since in an earlier part of this thread I >> indicated that if I boot from W2k on astropc instead of Linux, I can >> sync the w2k machine with a net time. >> >>> >>>>> Got a personal software firewall running on either host? What >>>>> happens when you disable the firewall and then attempt to sync? >>> >>> >>> >>>> No personal firewalls. The only firewall is that provided by SP2 with >>>> Security Center. >>> >>> >>> >>> I think, after install Windows XP Service Pack 2, that the firewall is >>> on by default and you have to turn it off if you want it out of your >>> way. Did you try disabling it and check if the time sync worked? >>> >>> >> I'll try it later this morning. There must be some way to just disable >> the local internet from firewall protection. >> >> BTW, I posted another message ("Purging Underscored ...") about the >> underscore oddity that I have. I suspect it has nothing to do with this >> time difficulty, but it's worth noting. Basically, at one point I called >> the Linux machine astro_pc, and found XP didn't like that. I changed it >> to astropc, but XP seems to at times cling to the notion that its astro_pc. >> > Rebooted everything, dropped the firewall, and still no date change when I tried from > astropc (Linux). See my comments above that you might have missed. I posted them very > early this morning. Particularly see the comment about w2k. > > Concerning underscores, it still randomly decides to produce astro_pc in the > descriptive material when I use Network Places Near Me. Anyway, I shook it loose this > morning by rebooting astropc (Linux), rebooting XP (solarblast), logging in as > Administrator (as I usually do, and that didn't shake the astro_pc), relogging as > guest, then relogging as Administrator. That worked. Torture it. :-) For the record, > in the above, the acutal name of astropc is astropc2004, 11 chars. I abbreviated it > here, but maybe there's some funny character limitation going on. > > I thought I would just try Network Places (Computers Near Me) right now. I got a > message saying that my Galaxy workgroup (for my local network) is not available, and > neither is the list of servers for the workgroup. I just did it again, and it's OK. > Both computers are listed. Maybe it had to do with turning the firewall on/off 30 > minutes ago. It sure is tempermental. The two computers can ping each other without > difficulty. > > > -- > Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) > (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) > Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet > > Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
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