Re: Windows 2003 - date sync problems

["razi garbie" <r.garbie () gmail com>]

Solved it, i didnt make the original setup of the server.. shouldve
lurked around more before asking questions..
the win2k3 server was syncing to a external source using atomicsync
(which had bad sources). Removed AtomicSync and used w32tm to sync the
server with gateway.

Thanks for the responses.

2008/5/12 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
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
>  On Behalf Of razi garbie
>  Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:41 AM
>  To: security-basics () securityfocus com
>  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.
>
>  --
>  Razi G.



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R. Garbie