Re: Pain in the *** w32time error

From: Les Connor [SBS MVP] (les.connor_at_DEL.cfive.ca)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:41:50 -0500

The windows time service is started on the SBS, right ? (services.msc and
check it's status). 

-- 
Les Connor [SBS MVP]
-------------------------------------
SBS Rocks !
"Michael Patrick" <MichaelPatrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
message news:32985188-948F-42BE-AE23-9AEA99A6AD05@microsoft.com...
> Hmmm.....successful at dos prompt.....
> but errors are the same in the event viewer now for time.windows.com
>
> "Les Connor [SBS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Give this a try:
>>
>> copy and paste the lines into notepad, and save as 'filename.bat' where
>> filename is whatever you want to call it.
>>
>> w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:time.windows.com,0x8 /syncfromflags:MANUAL
>> w32tm /config /update
>> net stop w32time
>> net start w32time
>> w32tm /resync /nowait
>>
>> At the server, run the batch file, and check your event logs to see if 
>> you
>> get success.
>>
>> Once in a while, I get w32tm errors after restarting servers so I run 
>> this
>> to kick start things.
>>
>> -- 
>> Les Connor [SBS MVP]
>> -------------------------------------
>> SBS Rocks !
>>
>>
>>
>> "Michael Patrick" <MichaelPatrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:90185345-358B-4CB4-B7A8-4E8A5A56A94F@microsoft.com...
>> > Getting the following errors:
>> >
>> > Event Type: Warning
>> > Event Source: W32Time
>> > Event Category: None
>> > Event ID: 47
>> > Date: 8/24/2004
>> > Time: 8:47:03 AM
>> > User: N/A
>> > Computer: SERVER2003
>> > Description:
>> > Time Provider NtpClient: No valid response has been received from
>> > manually
>> > configured peer time-nw.nist.gov,0x8 after 8 attempts to contact it. 
>> > This
>> > peer will be discarded as a time source and NtpClient will attempt to
>> > discover a new peer  with this DNS name.
>> >
>> >
>> > Event Type: Error
>> > Event Source: W32Time
>> > Event Category: None
>> > Event ID: 29
>> > Date: 8/24/2004
>> > Time: 8:47:03 AM
>> > User: N/A
>> > Computer: SERVER2003
>> > Description:
>> > The time provider NtpClient is configured to acquire time from one or 
>> > more
>> > time sources, however none of the sources are currently accessible.  No
>> > attempt to contact a source will be made for 15 minutes. NtpClient has 
>> > no
>> > source of accurate time.
>> >
>> > Event Type: Information
>> > Event Source: W32Time
>> > Event Category: None
>> > Event ID: 38
>> > Date: 8/24/2004
>> > Time: 8:45:27 AM
>> > User: N/A
>> > Computer: SERVER2003
>> > Description:
>> > The time provider NtpClient cannot reach or is currently receiving 
>> > invalid
>> > time data from time-nw.nist.gov
>> > (ntp.m|0x8|192.168.40.2:123->131.107.1.10:123).
>> >
>> > Here is the background and what I have tried:
>> > I can ping the time providers
>> > I have only one nic installed
>> > I am not running ISA
>> > I do have a router/firewall.
>> > I have checked to see if NTP was an allowed service (it was)
>> > I disallowed the built in NTP service on router and setup a manually
>> > configured UDP of port 123 on the router/firewall for in/out access.
>> >
>> > I have tried the following also:
>> > I reran the CEICW
>> > I ran the following from smallbizserver.net
>> >        w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:time.nist.gov,0x8
>> > /syncfromflags:MANUAL
>> >        net stop w32time
>> >        net start w32time
>> >        w32tm /resync
>> >        (Which I get the error: "Computer did not resync because no time
>> > data was available")
>> >
>> > Still nothing...
>> >
>> > I am running a DLink DFL-300 Firewall/router if that helps.
>> > Oh, and I did try running the Hotfix 830092 last night....  Still
>> > Nada.....
>> > Luckily in the time being all clients have a script that makes them 
>> > sync
>> > with the server even though the time service is not working.   If the
>> > server
>> > is wrong everyone is wrong :)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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