Windows 2003 as NTP Server

2011-07-15

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_{Friday, July 15, 2011 4:35 AM}

We wanted to configure Windows 2003 Servers as a NTP Server which will

1) sync with external source and

2)allow internal devices to sync with this Windows 2003 Server. Ex :internal Network devices and AD Server will get update from this Windows 2003 Server and it will act as a internal time source.

We are not abel to find any specific article to configure windows 2003 Server as NTP Server, kindly help with some reference articles.

Regards Mahesh

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_{Friday, July 15, 2011 6:31 AM ✅Answered}

Hello,

http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/archive/2010/06/27/time-configuration-in-a-windows-domain.aspx

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_{Friday, July 15, 2011 6:44 AM ✅Answered}

Hello,

what I recommend is configuring the PDC emulator to sync time with an external NTP server and let all your domain computers sync time with the PDC.

To configure a NTP server:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042

http://www.ozzu.com/mswindows-forum/how-configure-ntp-server-windows-2003-server-t91197.html

To configure a NTP client: http://www.ehow.com/how_5981545_configure-windows-ntp-client.html

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_{Friday, July 15, 2011 7:16 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Learn How time services work

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013(WS.10).aspx

Windows Time Service Tools and Settings

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773263(WS.10).aspx

Configuring a time source for the forest

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784800(WS.10).aspx

Synchronize the Time Server for the Domain Controller with an External Source

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784553(WS.10).aspx

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_{Tuesday, July 19, 2011 12:30 AM ✅Answered}

In addition, basically the Windows time service follows the domain/forest hierarchy, and works out-of-the box without requiring changes, alterations or anything else. Of course you would set the domain controller that holds the PDC Emulator Role in the Forest Root to sync with an external time source. All otehr machine in the hierachy will automatically get time from this machine through the time hierarchy. No other changes other than settign the external time source would be needed.

The hierarchy is show in the following diagram taken fromhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013(WS.10).aspx:

Here's more info on the Windows Time service.

Configuring the Windows Time Service for Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 and newer, explanation of the time service hierarchy, and more
Published by Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP DS on Sep 18, 2009 at 8:14 PM 3050 1
http://msmvps.com/blogs/acefekay/archive/2009/09/18/configuring-the-windows-time-service-for-windows-server.aspx

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_{Saturday, July 30, 2011 1:28 AM ✅Answered}

Thanks for the help to all... Regards Mahesh

You are welcome!

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_{Monday, July 18, 2011 5:28 AM}

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_{Friday, July 29, 2011 4:09 PM}

Thanks for the help to all...Regards Mahesh

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