setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

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I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so that
clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I have set the
server but when client trying to update the time, it said the peer's stratum
is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has any idea of how I can overcome
it? I don't see any stratum setting there. Thanks.
 
Re: setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

Hello Jacky,

Is it a domain controller or workgroup server?

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> I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so
> that clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I
> have set the server but when client trying to update the time, it said
> the peer's stratum is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has any
> idea of how I can overcome it? I don't see any stratum setting there.
> Thanks.
>
 
Re: setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

Jacky <Jacky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so
> that clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I
> have set the server but when client trying to update the time, it
> said the peer's stratum is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has
> any idea of how I can overcome it? I don't see any stratum setting
> there. Thanks.

To add to Meinolf's reply -

If you're using AD, whichever of your DCs has the PDC emulator role will act
as the timeserver for the domain, and the clients will sync to it
automatically. No configuration is required on the client.

If you aren't using AD, well, I would :-)
 
Re: setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

Thanks, no, it is not in a domain environment. It is in a workgroup
environment. Would it work in workgroup? Or it must be in a domain
environment and the server must act as a DC to be able to provide ntp
service?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Jacky <Jacky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so
> > that clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I
> > have set the server but when client trying to update the time, it
> > said the peer's stratum is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has
> > any idea of how I can overcome it? I don't see any stratum setting
> > there. Thanks.
>
> To add to Meinolf's reply -
>
> If you're using AD, whichever of your DCs has the PDC emulator role will act
> as the timeserver for the domain, and the clients will sync to it
> automatically. No configuration is required on the client.
>
> If you aren't using AD, well, I would :-)
>
>
>
 
Re: setting up my Windows 2003 server as an NTP

Jacky <Jacky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Thanks, no, it is not in a domain environment. It is in a workgroup
> environment. Would it work in workgroup? Or it must be in a domain
> environment and the server must act as a DC to be able to provide ntp
> service?

I don't use (or like!) workgroups, so I can't say for sure, but I think it
may be possible. I wouldn't know how, though.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Jacky <Jacky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> I have one Windows 2003 server, which I would like to set it up so
>>> that clients (other Windows PC) can sync the time to it via NTP. I
>>> have set the server but when client trying to update the time, it
>>> said the peer's stratum is less than the host's stratum. Anyone has
>>> any idea of how I can overcome it? I don't see any stratum setting
>>> there. Thanks.
>>
>> To add to Meinolf's reply -
>>
>> If you're using AD, whichever of your DCs has the PDC emulator role
>> will act as the timeserver for the domain, and the clients will sync
>> to it automatically. No configuration is required on the client.
>>
>> If you aren't using AD, well, I would :-)
 
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