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Windows 7 as NTP Time Server

Trying to get Windows 7 box to act as an NTP Time Server for linux clients From here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config\ In the right pane, right-click ...
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NTP not updating the server time in CentOS

I compiled ntp for arm My NTP client is not updating the time from any of the server I referred to the post "Why is ntpd not updating the time on my server? (7)" But nothing works out.. Here is the ...
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How often does asymmetric latency actually happen?

I was reading through the Wikipedia entry on NTP, and noticed this: The NTP synchronization is correct when both the incoming and outgoing routes between the client and the server have ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 NTP ignoring SpecialPollInterval

I've pointed the 2k8 machine to the NTP server and it updates fine on the original bootup. But I want it to update every 30 seconds. It's for a practical and I have to show NTP in action. It keeps ...
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What command is need to set the time on a Windows server when it boots?

I am running a Windows server on a VM and the time isn't accurate after it reboots. Is there a command to set the time on a Windows 2008 via NTP when it boots? It needs to run at boot time not at ...
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Should I timesync against PDC Emulator or NTP timesource? (PDC not in hub)

I know the best practice would be to have the PDC Emulator to sync against an external NTP time source, and have all other domain controllers sync against the PDC Emulator. However, my network layout ...
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Timekeeping between various Windows computers on network (but not all)

I have a situation where I have the following setup: ============Primary Network=============== = = Bridging Server = ...
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Linux Centos 6.2 “hangs” until date is synchronized

I'm having a problem that i cannot understand why or how to solve it. I have a Centos 6.2 server, that's my secondary DNS (bind 8) and DHCP (ISC's dhcp server). I need to maintain an accurate date ...
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How well will ntpd work when the latency is highly variable?

I have an application where we are using some non-standard networking equipment (cannot be changed) that goes into a dormant state between traffic bursts. The network latency is very high for the ...
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Use ntpd to log time adjustments rather than set system clock

Is it possible to use ntpd to log all time resets and adjustments rather than set system clock?
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ntpdate cannot receive data

I have a problem where running ntpdate on my server doesn't return any data therefore I get the following error: [root@server etc]# ntpdate -d -u -v time.nist.gov 12 Apr 01:10:09 ntpdate[32072]: ...
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How to configure ntpd to sync time more frequently?

I need to set ntpd to sync time as often as possible, how to do that? UPD I need to make ntpd adjust system clock more frequently, not poll servers. It's necessary because system clock of my virtual ...
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Time sync fails on Hyper-V VM, but succeeds when I log in as a domain user

We have a Windows Server 2003 SP2 VM running on Hyper-V (Server 2008 R2 host). The VM has Hyper-V time synchronization enabled. I noticed that the time on the VM was fast by around 25 minutes. I saw ...
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Dual DC Time Service

I believe I'm having an issue with my Domain Controllers and Time Server. On my back up DC, I keep seeing a warning stating "The time service has stopped advertising as a time source because the ...
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Multiple NTP Server Instances on One Server (Linux)

Is it possible to run multiple NTP server instances on the same system? We're using CentOS for our NTP system and want to synchronize specific time depending on what interface the client comes in on. ...
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NTP configuration not recognized?

I'm trying to configure NTP on my machine but it seems that the parameters I set are not being read by the system. Below is my /etc/ntp.conf file. (I applied the most basic configuration to eliminate ...
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Do CDMA based time servers passively read timing information from the cell network?

GPS based time servers are receive only, that is, they passively read the timing information from the GPS network. Do CDMA based time servers work the same way? In other words, do CDMA based time ...
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Best practices for NTP updating in VirtualBox virtual machines without guest additions?

I have a couple of VMs that cannot have guest additions installed, and I pause and resume them with days between. I normally forget to nudge NTP when I start up the VM. Is there a good way to tell ...
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Identify NTP clients using my server

I have an HPUX NTP Server. It is the server for a dumb client device that has NTP built-in. I can tell the client the server IP and interval but cannot get any logging out. How do I know if NTP ...
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NTP not syncing, only syncs on service restart

My ubuntu 11.10 server has been sitting there quite happily for the last 3 - 4 months, then suddenly the time started going out of sync by one hour. I'm not sure why, nothing has changed re the ...
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State of the art auto time sync? [closed]

Placing ntpdate into cron seems to be no longer a good idea. What is an easy state-of-the-art automatic environmental friendly ;-) sleek way of keeping a (debian) server's time clock up to date?
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sync time on linux using ntp and persist it

on linux to sync time with ntp you say ntpdate pool.ntp.org however after reboots, the time gets reset to some odd value again. is there a way to persist the changes? how do I set the computer ...
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Change Domain Controller time +5 minutes

I have medium-sized Windows network of 60 workstations and 10 servers (2 of which are Domain Controllers). One DC holds the FSMO roles including the PDC Emulator. This the DC with PDC does not sync ...
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Windows 2008 - Time Sync

What is the threshold in Windows 2008 when the local clock differs from an NTP source and it will not synchronize? For example, if the local time is off > 2 days, will NTP still sync? Is there a ...
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Windows 2008 R2 64 bit multihomed. NTP time synching issue

I have a DMZ machine that i wish to sync to a time source ().pool.ntp.org. Perimeter Firewall is setup to allow relevant ports through. Obviously local FW on the server is on and configured to allow ...
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Increasing time difference between Windows Server 2003 and time.nist.gov even after explicitly syncing time

I have synced the time of my server to time.nist.gov. This server communicates with a client’s server which is also synced with time.nist.gov. After noting that we seemed to be out of sync with the ...
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Windows NTP client changes timezone to Pacific automatically

I have a Windows 2008 server machine and I am trying to use this public IP 128.252.19.1 to synchronize the time, however, I would like my system to have Eastern timezone. When I enter the ...
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Meinberg ntp for Windows - force more frequent updates?

I have a Windows VM that has time drift problems, and left to its own devices will drift by minutes per day. I know there are issues with time on VMs, but I was hoping using the Meinberg NTP service ...
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How to return to Default settings of NTP/Time server on domain with GP

This is an Edit - according to the comments, I may have not been understood/ Facts: I have a Windows 2003 Domain PDC Emulator is enabled and working correctly on my DC I have a GPO that is NOT ...
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How can I disable NTP in pfsense?

I am running my pfSense gateway in a ESXi server. right now the server gets its time from the NTP server specified in the general settings section of the WebGUI. I want to disable this so pfSense ...
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Current time is off on a Windows 2003 Server DC

I have a single server that is also a domain controller in a cabinet, there are no other servers attached to its domain. I've reset the time in the BIOS (from what I recall) and in Windows to the ...
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NTP on main server, and alternative on virtual (LXC)

I am setting up a server with several VPS. I am using LXC. I am thinking it would be better to have only the main server equipped with ntp and have the virtual boxes just get the time from the main ...
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Windows XP NTP client authentication

I'm trying to configure a Windows XP NTP client to authenticate to a local NTP server on our closed network. How can I make this happen? One article I've found for configuring the client to talk to a ...
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Is it possible to monitor NTP through SNMP in Linux

Is it possible to monitor the NTP drift value ( I mean measuring the time difference between the NTP server and the server that I am trying to monitor) using SNMP.
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How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server

I have a performance lab running behind a firewall, so none of the machines in the lab has internet access. All machines in the lab are part of a domain with the domain controller also present inside ...
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NTP problems in one AD OU?

We have one domain with OU's for each geographic site. We have five physical sites; one in Asia, two in Europe, and two in the U.S. (not sure if this might have any bearing on the situation). One ...
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WS2008 NTP - Using time.windows.com,0x9 - Time always skewed forwards

I have a domain controller configured to use time.windows.com (with 0x09 flags set). I've noticed that frequently the systems' clock is fast - it varies from 10 minutes to even 45 minutes. I always ...
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Virtualizing NTP server [closed]

Possible Duplicate: What are the limits of running NTP servers in virtual machines? I was wondering if virtualizing NTP is okay. I have a VMware ESXi 5.0 box, and I want to virtualize my ...
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NtpClient will wait 3473457 minutes (over 6 years!) before it will do a new attempt of DNS resolution, eventid 134

I find the message hilarious and at first I thought it was some joke from an over-active programmer of the MS team, or a hoax. However, the message appears again and again, a couple of times a day: ...
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NTP doesn't sync

I'm using Meinberg NTP to sync the time in a VPS. The clock refuses to sync - there's a ~30s shift comparing to other servers. Also ntpq -p is continuously showing zeros for reach, delays and ...
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Make Windows Server 2008 periodically update internet NTP

I have read a bunch of posts and other information on the internet and I have yet to come across the solution to this question. On a windows network, all the computers sync up with the domain ...
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How to disable NTP client on Windows Server 2008

I configured a Windows Server 2008 machine to be an NTP client using some instructions I found elsewhere. net stop w32time w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"0.pool.ntp.org, ...
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ntp multicast client config on redhat 5?

All, I'm trying to get ntp multicast client working on some redhat 5 boxes downsec of an ASA firewall. The ntp servers are on the inside interface of the ASA, and the ASA is configured to pass the ...
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ntp multicast address

A silly question probably, but guess I need to ask. If I've got four centos boxes that are acting as ntpd multicast servers, will the multicast address configured in each box's ntp.conf all be the ...
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How to synchronize time between a Windows client and a Linux NTP server?

I want my Windows 7 machine to get its time from my Linux Debian Sid server. So I want ahead and installed OpenNTPD from the Debian repository. It doesn't listen to anything by default, so I ...
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Accurate, Unspoofable Time Source

I need an unspoofable and accurate time source. Short of setting up my own atomic clock (unless that's easier than it sounds) how could I accomplish this? It's not that I don't trust the NTP ...
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Better to use same or closer NTP servers when distributed?

I have a group of servers located in several data centers. They should all be synced so that they have the same time, and ideally, should also have the correct time. Is it better to sync them all ...
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Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud - NCs down and time synchronization

I'm having trouble with my cloud installation. I've installed everything from the Ubuntu Server 11.04 CD, then upgraded the system to the latest version (apt-get update && apt-get ...
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NTP with US Chicago time - issue

We are trying to configure NTP with Chicago time but it is showing the st 16u. Also cant see any reference (*) to amy remote server. >>ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll ...
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How can I install ntpstat on Ubuntu?

I'm running Ubuntu server 10.04 64-bit. What I've tried: apt-get. doesn't know of it. downloading rpm from here and converting with alien dpkg-gencontrol: error: current host architecture 'amd64' ...

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