How to configure windows 2008 as NTP server ?

how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server also act
as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP server

Is the Windows 2008 server going to be setup as a domain controller, domain
member, or standalone (workgroup)?

"DD" <> wrote in message
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> how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server also
> act
> as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP server

Hello DD,

Assuming that that machine is a domain controller it MUST be the PDCEmulator
DC, "netdom query fsmo" will show you. On that machine run in an elevated
command prompt:

w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:PEERS /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update

With "PEERS" you can set the time source, either DNS name (time.windows.com)
or an ip address from a reliable time source.

Here you can find some of them:
http://www.pool.ntp.org/

That way it will update form the configured source and the other DCs sync
with it and all domain members sync with an available DC. That's the default
way in a domain.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server
> also act as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP
> server
>

standalone. how to enable as NTP server ?

"neo" wrote:

> Is the Windows 2008 server going to be setup as a domain controller, domain
> member, or standalone (workgroup)?
>
> "DD" <> wrote in message
> news:70A56815-424B-47EC-B16A-...
> > how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server also
> > act
> > as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP server
>
> .
>

is standalone server running on workgroup. need to install 3rd party NTP
service program or default as NTP server ?

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:

> Hello DD,
>
> Assuming that that machine is a domain controller it MUST be the PDCEmulator
> DC, "netdom query fsmo" will show you. On that machine run in an elevated
> command prompt:
>
> w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:PEERS /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update
>
> With "PEERS" you can set the time source, either DNS name (time.windows.com)
> or an ip address from a reliable time source.
>
> Here you can find some of them:
> http://www.pool.ntp.org/
>
> That way it will update form the configured source and the other DCs sync
> with it and all domain members sync with an available DC. That's the default
> way in a domain.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server
> > also act as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP
> > server
> >
>
>
> .
>

This should help
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042


"DD" <> wrote in message
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> standalone. how to enable as NTP server ?
>
> "neo" wrote:
>
>> Is the Windows 2008 server going to be setup as a domain controller,
>> domain
>> member, or standalone (workgroup)?
>>
>> "DD" <> wrote in message
>> news:70A56815-424B-47EC-B16A-...
>> > how to configure windows 2008 server as NTP server and this server also
>> > act
>> > as NTP client will sync the time with external vendor's NTP server
>>
>> .
>>