We used the navy's time server for years, but we were always getting those kind of calls from users about the time being off by a couple of minutes, so we looked for a different time server. The one we're using now seems to be better at accuracy than the navy's.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Doige, Clayton <[email protected]>wrote: > Odd that the navy's time server appears to be out by 3 minutes for sure > > > > I stand corrected!!! J > > > > *From:* David W. McSpadden [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* 12 February 2009 14:15 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Times > > > > Ok, so I set my time service to Sherry's plus the 0x1 and stopped and > started the w32time service. > > I saw an event 37 stating I had a valid time server. > > Then I saw an event 35 stating my time was being changed up 3 minutes. > > Now my pc time, server time, and dc time all match my cell time. > > I will let this ride a couple of days and then verify with the users that > their 'cell phones' must have corrected themselves. > > :-) > > I wonder why tock is 3 minutes different??? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Sherry Abercrombie <[email protected]> > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:05 AM > > *Subject:* Re: Times > > > > My cell phone (AT&T), DC & local workstation all have the same time.... > > > We're using 0.pool.ntp.org, > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:57 AM, David W. McSpadden <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Even my cell phone is 4 minutes ahead of my computer. > > I have Cingular some of them have verizon. I am confused. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Doige, Clayton <[email protected]> > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:54 AM > > *Subject:* RE: Times > > > > Tell the users to update their phones lol, your puters are fine > > > > http://tycho..usno.navy.mil/ntp.html > > > > > > *From:* David W. McSpadden [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* 12 February 2009 13:44 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Times > > > > > > *I am pointed here??* > > *tock.usno.navy.mil,0x1* > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Doige, Clayton <[email protected]> > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:18 AM > > *Subject:* RE: Times > > > > Open a command prompt on your DC and type net time > > > > That'll tell you you're NTP source > > > > > > NET TIME > > [\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[: > > [\\computername] /QUERYSNTP > > [\\computername] /SETSNTP[:ntp server list] > > > > *From:* David W. McSpadden [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* 12 February 2009 13:11 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Times > > > > My users are complaining that all the computers are exactly 3 minutes off > from their cell phones. > > How do I check to make sure I have the Active Directory time pointed to the > correct time server on the net?? > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This electronic mail message and any attached files contain information > intended for the exclusive use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed and > may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or > exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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