RE: Windows 2003 - date sync problems

["Ramsdell, Scott" <Scott.Ramsdell () cellnethunt com>]

Razi,

> From memory, Windows synchs to time.windows.com for NTP in standalone
mode.

In a domain, it should synch to (I believe) the domain controller
performing the PDC emulation role.  I believe the PDC emulator is also
the NTP server by default, but again, this is all from memory.

I would wonder if you are in a domain, and if so, is the PDC emulator DC
running Win2k?  If it is, did it receive the time zone patch last year?


Kind Regards,

Scott Ramsdell
CISSP CCNA MCSE

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On Behalf Of razi garbie
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:41 AM
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Subject: Windows 2003 - date sync problems

Hi list,

Latley ive experianced some problems with win2k3.
It randomly changes the date, to one day behind of current date. i.e
its 2008/05/12 today, win2k3 thinks its 2008/05/11.

Has anyone experianced such thing?
Ive tripplechecked timezones and so on, however everything is correct.

The server is running a default setup when it comes to datesettings,
doesnt sync to a local ntp.
Could it possibly be that the hardwareclock is beeing a wierdo, or
does windows sync to a external NTP by default?

Any help much appriciated.

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Razi G.