Workstation Time not synchronized to server

[thickage]

We have a few workstations in our WAN that seem to be getting their time from another source. Their clocks are approximately 20 minutes different than our main server. When we use the SYSTIME command on the workstation, it will sync properly with the main server, but will then fall back next time the user reboots. The BIOS clocks on the workstation are OK.

My guess is that it's grabbing time from another server in our tree. We have over 500 servers to choose from, so I'm not sure how I'd locate it since our tree expands the entire United States.

Is there a way to determine where the time sync is coming from? Or, Is there a way to force the workstation to sync to a particular server?

p.s. The NetWare Client properties do define the preferred server and the Set Station Time property is On.

 

[Bosah]

It sounds likely that everything is working "properly" but that something is getting time from elsewhere.

Its likely not a Novell problem, unless you have more than one synchronised network time??? Do all you Novell servers at least share the same time?

I know you said your network spans North America but are their any common features of the servers in question.


Bo

 

[thickage]

All of my servers on-site (LAN) have the same time, so the workstations in question are searching somewhere on the router (or SAP table???) to get time.