synchronize time directly from a ntp server

[Doc Symbiosis]

I'm wondering, if it is possible with a PC running Windows XP to synchronize time from the internet, without having a personal server, which does this?

I've searched a long time and came to the conclusion, that only server versions of windows can do this. Is this really so?

Any help would be appreciated.

[enuffsaid]

Double click the Time in the lower right hand of your desktop.

Select the Tab "Internet Time" and make sure

"Automatically synchronize with an Internet time Server"

it is checked.

[Davor]

I've searched a long time and came to the conclusion, that only server versions of windows can do this. Is this really so?

No, it doesn't have to be windows. NTP is a RFC-standard so can be implemended in any platform.

[Doc Symbiosis]

I'm sorry, that I've expressed so unclear, but I meant, how do I synchronize the time through command line.

Thanks in advance.

[Davor]

from CMD --> net time /?

After that restarting the time service may be necesary.

oh and w32tm /resync

Greets

Davor

Edited August 23, 2005 by Davor

[chilifrei64]

net time /setsntp:x.x.x.x

[digitalfrost]

You could also use T-Clock. Works even with Windows Time Service removed.

[Doc Symbiosis]

When I use net time /setsntp:x.x.x.x and then run net timme /set, I always get the errror massage "Could not locate a time-server". I tried with different ntp-servers.

I don't want to use tclock, because I can't run from commandline and I only want to synchronize the time once, because later the most PCs are moved to domain.

Just have to do this once to connect to a networkshare through commandline to automatically install software and the connecting only is possible, when the time has less than five minutes difference to the server.

[Yzöwl]

Can you not just use

net time \\computername /set /yes

where computername is the name of the computer carrying the installation software. All times will then match the machine with which they are communicating.

[Doc Symbiosis]

@Yzöwl: Thanks a lot.

That was exactly what I was looking for. This was alreadyx the second time in the past week, that you helped with a problem, for that I already had searched a long time. You're the greatest.

Doc