Is anyone seeing a problem with the Windows Time-service in Vista?

I get this message: " NtpClient was unable to set a manual peer to use as
a time source because of DNS resolution error on 'time.windows.com,0x9'.
NtpClient will try again in 15 minutes and double the reattempt interval
thereafter. The error was: No such host is known. (0x80072AF9) "

These show up in the System Windows logs in the Event viewer. I set up a
filter for the Time-Service entries and see that there have been 242 in the
last 32 days.

The writeup on this also says that it will run once a week. I am seeing it
trying to run everyday. This process has worked 12 out of the last 32 days
since Vista was installed on March 5th. For now, I have stopped it from
starting using MSCONFIG, but wonder if I may have created another problem.

"Whip" wrote:

> I get this message: " NtpClient was unable to set a manual peer to use as
> a time source because of DNS resolution error on 'time.windows.com,0x9'.
> NtpClient will try again in 15 minutes and double the reattempt interval
> thereafter. The error was: No such host is known. (0x80072AF9) "
>
> These show up in the System Windows logs in the Event viewer.

yes, I have a lot of these errors in event viewer:
- 8 on 30 January
- 8 on 27 March
- 28 from 4 April to 6 April

"Whip" <> wrote in message
news:416E7F4F-CBA0-4281-B221-...
> I get this message: " NtpClient was unable to set a manual peer to use
> as
> a time source because of DNS resolution error on 'time.windows.com,0x9'.
> NtpClient will try again in 15 minutes and double the reattempt interval
> thereafter. The error was: No such host is known. (0x80072AF9) "
>
> These show up in the System Windows logs in the Event viewer. I set up a
> filter for the Time-Service entries and see that there have been 242 in
> the
> last 32 days.
>
> The writeup on this also says that it will run once a week. I am seeing it
> trying to run everyday. This process has worked 12 out of the last 32 days
> since Vista was installed on March 5th. For now, I have stopped it from
> starting using MSCONFIG, but wonder if I may have created another problem.
>

Shell out to a command prompt and try "nslookup time.windows.com"
If you do not get an IP address back, then your event log is telling you
the truth, you cannot resolve the hostname via DNS. If you do get an
IP back, then something else is busticated.

I dont have Vista in front of me know, but in XP, you set the server
in this registry location :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\W32Time\Parameters

Look for NtpServer here and try setting it to the IP of time.microsoft.com
which
is currently 207.46.197.32,0x1. Not a good idea to hard code IP's so just do
this
as a test. If it works, try to figure out what is wrong with your DNS
resolution.

Also note that systems in an Active Directory domain will likely have this
value
overriden by a GPO.

TDM

On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 07:57:06 -0700, "TDM" <> wrote:

>> I get this message: " NtpClient was unable to set a manual peer to use
>> as
>> a time source because of DNS resolution error on 'time.windows.com,0x9'.

I've seldom used time.windows.com. Can you imagine jamming all of new York thru the same subway entrance at the same time ?
Try any of the 5 nist servers. You'll have fewer problems, and be able toupdate more than once a week.
I do it hourly.
There are other time servers. But the nist ones do the job just fine.
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"Whip" <> wrote in message
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> I get this message: " NtpClient was unable to set a manual peer to use
> as
> a time source because of DNS resolution error on 'time.windows.com,0x9'.
> NtpClient will try again in 15 minutes and double the reattempt interval
> thereafter. The error was: No such host is known. (0x80072AF9) "
>
> These show up in the System Windows logs in the Event viewer. I set up a
> filter for the Time-Service entries and see that there have been 242 in
> the
> last 32 days.
>
> The writeup on this also says that it will run once a week. I am seeing it
> trying to run everyday. This process has worked 12 out of the last 32 days
> since Vista was installed on March 5th. For now, I have stopped it from
> starting using MSCONFIG, but wonder if I may have created another problem.
>

Here is information on setting Net Time /setsntp

http://computerperformance.co.uk/ezine/ezine97.htm

Guy

Dude, time.windows.com is an alias that points to a bank of servers. Just
like microsoft.com, google.com, and the like.

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<> wrote in message
news...

I've seldom used time.windows.com. Can you imagine jamming all of new York
thru the same subway entrance at the same time ?
Try any of the 5 nist servers. You'll have fewer problems, and be able to
update more than once a week.
I do it hourly.
There are other time servers. But the nist ones do the job just fine.

Checked with NSLOOKUP and it returns a Name of SIWEB.MICROSOFT.AKADNS.NET
Address of 207.46.197.32 and Aliases of time.windows.com. Any suggestions on
how to troubleshoot the DNS resolution?

"TDM" wrote:

>
> "Whip" <> wrote in message
> news:416E7F4F-CBA0-4281-B221-...
> > I get this message: " NtpClient was unable to set a manual peer to use
> > as
> > a time source because of DNS resolution error on 'time.windows.com,0x9'.
> > NtpClient will try again in 15 minutes and double the reattempt interval
> > thereafter. The error was: No such host is known. (0x80072AF9) "
> >
> > These show up in the System Windows logs in the Event viewer. I set up a
> > filter for the Time-Service entries and see that there have been 242 in
> > the
> > last 32 days.
> >
> > The writeup on this also says that it will run once a week. I am seeing it
> > trying to run everyday. This process has worked 12 out of the last 32 days
> > since Vista was installed on March 5th. For now, I have stopped it from
> > starting using MSCONFIG, but wonder if I may have created another problem.
> >
>
> Shell out to a command prompt and try "nslookup time.windows.com"
> If you do not get an IP address back, then your event log is telling you
> the truth, you cannot resolve the hostname via DNS. If you do get an
> IP back, then something else is busticated.
>
> I dont have Vista in front of me know, but in XP, you set the server
> in this registry location :
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\W32Time\Parameters
>
> Look for NtpServer here and try setting it to the IP of time.microsoft.com
> which
> is currently 207.46.197.32,0x1. Not a good idea to hard code IP's so just do
> this
> as a test. If it works, try to figure out what is wrong with your DNS
> resolution.
>
> Also note that systems in an Active Directory domain will likely have this
> value
> overriden by a GPO.
>
> TDM
>
>
>
>
>
>

Thanks for letting me know that I am not alone on this issue.

"BillD" wrote:

>
>
> "Whip" wrote:
>
> > I get this message: " NtpClient was unable to set a manual peer to use as
> > a time source because of DNS resolution error on 'time.windows.com,0x9'.
> > NtpClient will try again in 15 minutes and double the reattempt interval
> > thereafter. The error was: No such host is known. (0x80072AF9) "
> >
> > These show up in the System Windows logs in the Event viewer.
>
> yes, I have a lot of these errors in event viewer:
> - 8 on 30 January
> - 8 on 27 March
> - 28 from 4 April to 6 April

On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 16:14:40 -0400, "Richard G. Harper" <> wrote:

>Dude, time.windows.com is an alias that points to a bank of servers. Just
>like microsoft.com, google.com, and the like.

Well I've had nothing but trouble with time.windows.com. ie: set mine to update hourly, not weekly. I can no longer have Vista use time.windows.com. It fails every time.

I can change it back to check weekly and go back to time.windows.com. Butwhy ?
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OK, maybe I have this figured out now.
Right click on time in the taskbar.
Select Adjust Date/Time
Click on Internet Time tab
Select Change Settings
Reply Continue to User Account Control message
Change the Server from time.windows.com, I selected time.a-nist.gov
Update now
OK, OK

Will have to wait a few days to be sure, but this appears to fix the problem.

Thanks to Richard Urban's post of 3/20/2007.



"Whip" wrote:

> Thanks for letting me know that I am not alone on this issue.
>
> "BillD" wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "Whip" wrote:
> >
> > > I get this message: " NtpClient was unable to set a manual peer to use as
> > > a time source because of DNS resolution error on 'time.windows.com,0x9'.
> > > NtpClient will try again in 15 minutes and double the reattempt interval
> > > thereafter. The error was: No such host is known. (0x80072AF9) "
> > >
> > > These show up in the System Windows logs in the Event viewer.
> >
> > yes, I have a lot of these errors in event viewer:
> > - 8 on 30 January
> > - 8 on 27 March
> > - 28 from 4 April to 6 April