You do want to choose a reliable source, whatever it is. An external atomic clock is most likely to be reliable so long as you can communicate with it successfully and consistently. It is important to keep internal system clocks in synch.
Chuck
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From: Rob MOIR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:33:20 +0100
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Time Server for Forest Root PDC
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Teo De Las Heras > Sent: 12 June 2006 18:23 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Time Server for Forest Root PDC > > How have people on this list configured their Forest Root PDC to > synchronize the time service? Is it O.K. to use an internal time > server on a firewall? Is it best to point to tick.usno.navy.mil or > time.windows.com? I'm coming late to this party but that hasn't stopped me throwing in my two pennies worth before... We have our own atomic / radio clock here, physically attached to a DC. The DC it is connected to syncs to this hardware and all our other servers sync to this DC. My feeling is that while having the correct time is obviously a very good thing, what is more important is that all your nodes are consistent with each other; in other words, I think that what source you pick is less important than picking just one source and making damn sure every node uses time that is based off this source. -- Robert Moir Microsoft MVP for Windows Servers & Security Senior IT Systems Engineer Luton Sixth Form College Right vs. Wrong | Good vs. Evil God vs. the devil | What side you on? List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
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