All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 Time Service

[April]

In "How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server
2003" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042), found the following,
but could not find where and how to configure it:

All available synchronization mechanisms

The "all available synchronization mechanisms" option is the most
valuable synchronization method for users on a network. This method
enables synchronization with the domain hierarchy and may also provide
an alternative time source if the domain hierarchy becomes
unavailable, depending on the configuration. If the client cannot
synchronize time with the domain hierarchy, the time source
automatically falls back to the time source that is specified by the
NtpServer setting. This method of synchronization is most likely to
provide accurate time to clients.

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 Time Service

Hello april,

In the article go to "Configuring the Windows Time service to use an external
time source". Here you can see the registry key to enable the "NTPServer":
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpServer

In a domain by default on the clients this key is not set.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> In "How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server
> 2003" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042), found the following,
> but could not find where and how to configure it:
>
> All available synchronization mechanisms
>
> The "all available synchronization mechanisms" option is the most
> valuable synchronization method for users on a network. This method
> enables synchronization with the domain hierarchy and may also provide
> an alternative time source if the domain hierarchy becomes
> unavailable, depending on the configuration. If the client cannot
> synchronize time with the domain hierarchy, the time source
> automatically falls back to the time source that is specified by the
> NtpServer setting. This method of synchronization is most likely to
> provide accurate time to clients.
>

 

[April]

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 TimeService

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 TimeService

On Oct 24, 4:48 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello april,
>
> In the article go to "Configuring the Windows Time service to use an external
> time source". Here you can see the registry key to enable the "NTPServer":
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\­NtpServer
>
> In a domain by default on the clients this key is not set.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
>
> > In "How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server
> > 2003" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042), found the following,
> > but could not find where and how to configure it:
>
> > All available synchronization mechanisms
>
> > The "all available synchronization mechanisms" option is the most
> > valuable synchronization method for users on a network. This method
> > enables synchronization with the domain hierarchy and may also provide
> > an alternative time source if the domain hierarchy becomes
> > unavailable, depending on the configuration. If the client cannot
> > synchronize time with the domain hierarchy, the time source
> > automatically falls back to the time source that is specified by the
> > NtpServer setting. This method of synchronization is most likely to
> > provide accurate time to clients.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks .. but the article seems to imply some where I can explicitly
set up the synchronization method with "All available synchronization
mechanisms", for use in case the domain hierarchy becomes unavailable.

 

[April]

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 TimeService

Re: All available synchronization mechanisms? Windows 2003 TimeService

On Oct 24, 4:48 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello april,
>
> In the article go to "Configuring the Windows Time service to use an external
> time source". Here you can see the registry key to enable the "NTPServer":
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\­NtpServer
>
> In a domain by default on the clients this key is not set.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
>
> > In "How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server
> > 2003" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042), found the following,
> > but could not find where and how to configure it:
>
> > All available synchronization mechanisms
>
> > The "all available synchronization mechanisms" option is the most
> > valuable synchronization method for users on a network. This method
> > enables synchronization with the domain hierarchy and may also provide
> > an alternative time source if the domain hierarchy becomes
> > unavailable, depending on the configuration. If the client cannot
> > synchronize time with the domain hierarchy, the time source
> > automatically falls back to the time source that is specified by the
> > NtpServer setting. This method of synchronization is most likely to
> > provide accurate time to clients.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

found the key which is under parameters as type.