Repeated error event id 64 source w32time 3

[bigdaver]

Hey guys. Every day I get this error:
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Because of repeated network problems, the time service has not been able to find a domain controller to synchronize with for a long time. To reduce network traffic, the time service will wait 960 minutes before trying again. No synchronization will take place during this interval, even if network connectivity is restored. Accumulated time errors may cause certain network operations to fail. To tell the time service that network connectivity has been restored and that it should resynchronize, execute "w32tm /s" from the command line.
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If you guys have any ideas on how I could fix this, I would appreciate it greatly
Thanx

 

[mlichstein]

Where are you getting this error? Member server, domain controller, workstation?

Once you tell me that, I'll have some more questions

 

[bigdaver]

Oh woops. It's a database server with MSSQL running on it.

 

[mlichstein]

Can you run 'net time /querysntp' on that machine and post what it reports?

Also, check the registry on that machine and tell me what the value of the HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32time\parameters\type key is.

 

[bigdaver]

Alright, I ran net time \querysntp and it came up with this:
"This computer is not currently configured to use a specific SNTP server.

The command completed successfully."

I checked the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\type
and i got:
type: reg_sz data: Nt5DS

Is that what you needed?

 

[mlichstein]

Yep, that looks good, that what it should be.

From the command line, run the following commands:

net stop w32time
w32tm -v -once > time.log
net start w32time

And then post the contents of time.log. Also, can you post the value of the same registry key (type) from your PDC emulator? And also net time /querysntp from that box.

 

[bigdaver]

Here is the time.log:

W32Time: BEGIN:InitAdjIncr
W32Time: Adj 156250 , Incr 156250 fAdjust 0
W32Time: END:Line 2503
W32Time: BEGIN:TsUpTheThread
W32Time: END Line 1407
W32Time: TimeMMInit()
W32Time: Kernel timer : using default maximum resolution
W32Time: MaximumTime = 156250
W32Time: CurrentTime = 156250
W32Time: Timer calibrated, looped 1 times
W32Time: BEGIN:InitTmCfg
W32Time: END:Line 807
W32Time: BEGIN:InitTmCli
W32Time: END:Line 2596
W32Time: BEGIN:InitTmData
W32Time: END:Line 2618
W32Time: AvoidTimeSyncOnWan 0
W32Time: BEGIN:CMOSSynchSet
W32Time: Setting adjustment 156250 - Bool 0
W32Time: BEGIN:SetTSTimeRes
W32Time: END:Line 1295
W32Time: END:Line 864
W32Time: BEGIN:InitializeDC
W32Time: BEGIN:GetRole
W32Time: Role is 'workstation'
W32Time: END Line 672
W32Time: END:Line 704
W32Time: timeBeginPeriod: setting resolution 9
W32Time: BEGIN:TimeSync
W32Time: BEGIN:FGetType
W32Time: END Line 254
W32Time: BEGIN:FDoTimeNTPType
W32Time: BEGIN:FDoNT5DSType
W32Time: BEGIN:FBuildDCList
W32Time: BEGIN:GetNT5DCAddress
W32Time: Member of an NT4 domain. Cannot synchronize.
W32Time: END Line 196
W32Time: BEGIN:GetNT5DCAddress
W32Time: Member of an NT4 domain. Cannot synchronize.
W32Time: END Line 196
W32Time: END Line 639
W32Time: DC lookup failed. 15 min until lookup is allowed again.
W32Time: END Line 971
W32Time: END Line 368
W32Time: BEGIN:ComputePostTimeData
W32Time: BEGIN:ComputeInterval
W32Time: END Line 2479
W32Time: BEGIN:ComputeSleepStuff
W32Time: Computed stagger is 0ms, bias is 0ms
W32Time: Time until next sync - 2699.960s
W32Time: END:Line 816
W32Time: END:Line 221
W32Time: END:Line 196
W32Time: BEGIN:TermTime
W32Time: TimeMMCleanup()
W32Time: BEGIN:FinishCleanup
W32Time: BEGIN:TsUpTheThread
W32Time: END Line 1407
W32Time: Time service stopped.
W32Time: END:Line 407

I'm sorry but I'm still kinda a noob when it comes to servers, where do you find the PDC emulator?

 

[mlichstein]

Oh this is an NT4 domain? There is no built in time sync in NT, like there is in AD. It isn't necessary.

 

[Castor66]

The simplest way is to configure one of your servers (or a firewall/router) to be the primary time source for your systems. Ensure it is running an NTP service - that's why I prefer cisco routers to do this sort of thing - they are core and generally have hug uptime.

Once that is done you can set the time service to query that time server with the following registry entries:

Under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\w32time\Parameters set the following entries:

type REG_SZ NTP
LocalNTP REG_DWORD 0x0 (0)
ntpserver REG_SZ <ip address of ntp server>
Period REG_DWORD 0x18 (24) <- this will set the time every hour.

That's about it. You can turn on logging to event log if you wish but it's not necessary.

 

[bigdaver]

thanx for your help guys. I appreciate it.