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Windows XP time sync with IP address?


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Is there a method to sync time with a server I have and not use the built in options for xp? I want time to be sync'd with 192.168.1.199, which is another computer I have on my network.

This possible?

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and does your other server run ntpd or sntp?

Personally if looking to sync time on your network I would look to using full blown ntp client and server vs built in stuff.

You can grab windows server/client of ntp here

http://www.meinberg....lish/sw/ntp.htm

All of my clients sync with my time server on my network, be it windows/linux/freebsd or any other device that supports ntp. My server is even part of pool.ntp.org and provides time to anyone using pool.ntp.org -- not all of them of course its a pool ;)

If looking to supply quality time services on your network, then the official ntp is the way to go.

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Open your services and make sure the 'Windows Time' service is started and set to automatic.

Then open a command prompt and type: w32tm /Config /ManualPeerList:IPAddress_To_Sync_From /SyncFromFlags:Manual /Update

Now I'm not sure if the above works on Windows XP Home. I'm sure it does with Pro.

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The stratum of the server also must be higher/better than the client(s) or else the "server" IP-address time will be ignored by clients.

For example setting a windows machine (none server version) to act like the time-server (using registry settings) is not enough.

You must "convince" other clients your server IP-address is better, either by setting the server to be a higher stratum ( via registry (dirty)), or by updating it's time regularly by using either a DCF / Atom clock device or a NTP synching software via the internet time-server pool.

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It is running Server 2003 and the client is XP. Still reports "an error occured while Windows was syncronizing with <IP Here>". The servers time is set manually as well so its not sync'ing with an outside source, I set it manually.

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You must "convince" other clients your server IP-address is better, either by setting the server to be a higher stratum ( via registry (dirty))...

Dirty sounds ok by me. =)

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On the server OS, use the following command:

w32tm /config /reliable:yes /update

Also if you have the firewall enable then enable the appropriate ports or disable it.

Then stop and start the windows time service.

Also as far as Tikimotel's post, I don't think that matters when you have manually configured the client to point to that server.

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