How do I synchronise time with W2000 server?

[MonocleMike]

I've read the threads and the Microsoft knowledge base article and I can't get it to work! I've set the W32Time registry keys to specify that it is a ReliableTimeSource and that it should always start the LocalNTP server. I use "ntpdate w2000.domain.org.uk" and it reports that it is not an NTP server. Should this work? What have I forgotten to do? Do I have to have an account on the W2000 box? If not, what's another way? I have SCO and SAMBA on one box and W2000 on the other but no connection to the Internet. The SCO box is not trusted by the W2000 box and I cannot see the shares - I don't need to because data only moves one way which saved me a load of headaches as I couldn't work out how to do it!

 

[MonocleMike]

More help needed please! I've started a thread in Google group comp.unix.sco.misc which has produced some suggestions but we haven't cracked it yet. Can anyone here help?

 

[Annihilannic]

No accounts/usernames/etc. should be required. Is the service showing as running on the Windows 2000 box? If you run netstat -an on the Windows 2000 box does it show as listening on port 123? Perhaps it's not completely NTP compatible... I've heard of something called SNTP (the S stands for Simple), perhaps it uses that?

Have you also posted in a Windows 2000 forum, because I think the problem is more likely to be at that end (not being biased or anything). ;-) Annihilannic.

 

[MonocleMike]

Good idea, thanks. Please see "Can W2000 provide an NTP time service?" in Microsoft: W2000 server forum.

 

[MonocleMike]

The W2K forum is suggesting I make the Unix box into a SNTP/NTP server and get the W2K to get its time from there! Is this easy?

 

[Annihilannic]

Start by creating an /etc/ntp.conf file as described on man xntpd, and it should be started at boot time. Annihilannic.

 

[MonocleMike]

Thanks. If I'm forced down this path I'll start there.