Re: manage time on client machines

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Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 20:03:02 -0800

There are actually several ways to synchronize time on a domain's clients.
The ways that I find most usefull are:
Through NTP services included in windows server, or with an extra tool like
tardis2000. This would synchronize the time of the PDC with an atomic clock
through the internet.
You can then use the PDC's system time to synchronize other servers or
clients on your network.
For other servers on your network you can use windows NTPclient (the w32time
service) to synchronize with the PDC on your network. This is the best way
because this method is integrated with the AD so other domain controllers
know they have the right time.

For clients that logon to the network at least 1 time per day I would
recommend time synchronization through a logon script. You can use the net
time command to synchronize the clients time with the time on the logon
server, or use the KIX equivalent. Since the drift of a systems clock is most
of the time within a few seconds per day, this method is acceptable.

For clients that are often left alone logged on for a longer period I would
use another method. If you installed tardis2000 on your pdc, you can
configure it to be a time server on your network, transmitting time
broadcasts on a preset time interval. (you can use the windows w32time
service together with tardis2000 without problems)
You can then install tardis2000 as a service on NT/w2k/XP machines and as a
program on 9x clients. Configure tardis on the clients not to synchronize
over the internet, but to use your own timeserver on your network by deleting
all URL's in the list and then add the name of your own server. This method
works simple and effective.

good luck!

Geert

"JT" wrote:

> yes they are on the domain - where is the PDC emulator?
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> "Matt Anderson" <andersonnoapam@dynedge.com> wrote in message
> news:eqNqgLL2EHA.3408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
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> > "JT" <jt@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:OHEfgHL2EHA.3576@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > how can i update the time on my client machines from the server so i
> don't
> > > have to login to each machine individually?
> > >
> > >
> > Are they on the domain? Should get time from the PDC emulator.
> >
> > Matt
> > MCT, MCSE
> >
> >
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