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Questions tagged [time-server]

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Time on Windows Server 2003 off by ten minutes

I have a DC server that runs a network of about 20 computers. This is also the DC and pushes out the time to all the client computers. However the time on the server is 10 minutes fast and is causing problems with some syncing applications. So far I…
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Increasing time difference between Windows Server 2003 and time.nist.gov even after explicitly syncing time

I have synced the time of my server to time.nist.gov. This server communicates with a client’s server which is also synced with time.nist.gov. After noting that we seemed to be out of sync with the time server even after explicit syncing, I set up…
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Blocking ntp client from listening

I have been trying to build and configure ntp clients and server, and used this line in the ntp.conf for the clients: restrict default ignore Still, I see that my client is listening on the local network interface. From the system log: Listening…
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Security issues with NTPD

I want to sync some two dozen Linux servers which are spread all over the world. I was thinking about using NTPD, but I want to know the security implications of using it: Is there a possible vulnerability? Should I sync them to a local server and…
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How to change time source from a LOCAL CMOS CLOCK to a Cisco router configured as a NTP master

I have a test network that I'm using for my CCNA. I am using my Cisco 2811 router as an NTP master. I think I have it configured correctly. Is there a Cisco command to see what NTP time source I am connected to? When I run, w32TM /querry /source…
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Synchronise client to internet time server from within a domain

Our infrastructure team have bigger things to worry about right now than the network time being 2 minutes out (2 mins slower than external reliable sources). However, the time being wrong really bugs me and the more anal retentive members of our…
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Why is my internal clock always 1.3 seconds off?

I ran w32tm /stripchart /computer:time.windows.com just for fun and found out that my clock is 1.3 seconds behind this timeserver. Not that I think Microsoft is wrong, but I tried it with various other timeservers in my city just to eliminate…
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NTP listen broadcast IP

We have restricted NTP to listen only eth0 and rest should will ignore. However we can see that after making changes in ntp.conf it is trying to listen broadcast and failing to bind address with unexpected error. ntpd[89217]:…
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Building a local time server

I am trying to install a time server on a local Ubuntu machine, so other servers in my network would sync with it. We have decided to install our own time server, rather than letting each server update from an external server, to minimize the…
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how to synchronize time on farm of windows 2003 servers?

I would like to load balance a group of windows 2003 servers. They are not on a domain, and I am not using active directory. I would like the synchronize the time for these boxes. What is the best way of doing this? Thanks!!!
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Configuring timezones on Debian based NTP

I've set up a local NTP server on Debian. In ntp.conf I configured pool.ntp.org as the NTP server(s) to sync time with and my local subnet broadcast IP for my NTP server. The local NTP server works great, but I have issues with time zones: device…
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Can Windows XP use a Sun Solaris 10 server as a time server? How do I set it up?

I have several Windows XP machines on the same network as a Sun Solaris 10 server. I would like the XP machines to synchronise their clocks with the time on the Sun server. I have no internet connection on this network I was wondering how I should…
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Windows time service on Windows 2003 Server DC that provides RAS

The scenario: A Windows 2003 Server, that is the only DC in the network (192.168.1.10/24), is configured to synchronise its time from another NTP-Server (Linux machine with radio clock, IP 192.168.1.12/24). All that works well as expected. The DC…
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NTP Meinberg GPS167: How to connect to a Ethernet?

I have a Meinberg GPS167 NTP: http://www.meinberg.de/english/products/gps167.htm Although it doesnt have a ethernet RJ45 port. Is there any way to connect it to a LAN?
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Time servers does not always respond

I have embedded devices without any OS and I wanted to implement NTP to synchronize time. I have written some C program to test NTP on Linux (I send ntp datagrams to time server with different time intervals and wait for responses) and I have…
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