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Title: Using SME 7 as a Time Server
Post by: rhutchence on March 19, 2007, 02:26:01 AM

Hi all,

I'm trying to resolve a Domain time issue that we have been experiencing. Our Windows PDC time is out and I would like to connect it to a time server in one way or another.

I have had a look at our SME Server and found that the time is correct and independent of the rest of the network due to being setup with a net based NTP server. Is it possible to use a SME server as the Network time server on a Windows based domain?

Title: Using SME 7 as a Time Server
Post by: bcliburn on March 19, 2007, 08:17:15 AM

I have mine set up that way, point the computer to the ip of the SME server and that's it.  Works great.

Title: Using SME 7 as a Time Server
Post by: aaron on March 19, 2007, 10:06:00 PM

I've set up several Windows PDCs to sync off the SME.

On the Windows host do a NET TIME /SETSNTP:smehost where smehost is the  IP or resolvable name of the SME server. The SME server is normally set up via the Admin panel to sync off a public time server for the master time.

The Windows netlogon script normally controls workstation time set and sync off the PDC with a NET TIME \\pdcserver /set /yes and a NET TIME /SETSNTP:pdcserver (assuming workstations are >= Win2000).