How to configure a Time Server ?

How to configure a Windows Server 2003 to be an NTP time server ?

I know that all members of a domain get their time synced from their DCs etc.

However, I have server X that is NOT part of my domain (the server is an a
workgroup, behind the firewall). I can not point this server to my domain DCs
for time sync because of the security reasons.
I could point this isolated server to another general purpose member server
Y in my domain.
However, I need to configure this domain member server Y to be an NTP time
server.

The question is how ?

TIA

This article may help.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...21(WS.10).aspx



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"TIA" wrote:
> How to configure a Windows Server 2003 to be an NTP time server ?
>
> I know that all members of a domain get their time synced from their DCs
> etc.
>
> However, I have server X that is NOT part of my domain (the server is an a
> workgroup, behind the firewall). I can not point this server to my domain
> DCs
> for time sync because of the security reasons.
> I could point this isolated server to another general purpose member
> server
> Y in my domain.
> However, I need to configure this domain member server Y to be an NTP time
> server.
>
> The question is how ?
>
> TIA

perhabs this link will provide some help:
http://www.articlesbase.com/networks...er-108481.html

haven't tested this solution

"TIA" wrote:

> How to configure a Windows Server 2003 to be an NTP time server ?
>
> I know that all members of a domain get their time synced from their DCs etc.
>
> However, I have server X that is NOT part of my domain (the server is an a
> workgroup, behind the firewall). I can not point this server to my domain DCs
> for time sync because of the security reasons.
> I could point this isolated server to another general purpose member server
> Y in my domain.
> However, I need to configure this domain member server Y to be an NTP time
> server.
>
> The question is how ?
>
> TIA

Thank you Dave and Andrew!

Unfortunately, my time sync still does not work.

Perhaps my server X is not part of the domain (i.e. it's behind the plant
firewall).
I assume there might be a domain authentication issue (i.e. no trust).

TIA

"Andrew" wrote:

> perhabs this link will provide some help:
> http://www.articlesbase.com/networks...er-108481.html
>
> haven't tested this solution
>
> "TIA" wrote:
>
> > How to configure a Windows Server 2003 to be an NTP time server ?
> >
> > I know that all members of a domain get their time synced from their DCs etc.
> >
> > However, I have server X that is NOT part of my domain (the server is an a
> > workgroup, behind the firewall). I can not point this server to my domain DCs
> > for time sync because of the security reasons.
> > I could point this isolated server to another general purpose member server
> > Y in my domain.
> > However, I need to configure this domain member server Y to be an NTP time
> > server.
> >
> > The question is how ?
> >
> > TIA