RE: Using the built-in Win2K/WinXP NTP client
Posted: 4/13/2004 6:53:05 AMBy: Comfortably Anonymous
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Unfortuntaly this DOES NOT work with WinXP Service Pack 1 with all critical windows updates (April 13, 2004). The problem is that w32tm does not recognize any of the command line parameters. I looked to see if there were newer parameters that would match the ones given in the article and there does not seem to be. This utility seems to be for a server, with functions for updating other computers.
W32tm.exe Info -
File Version: 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
File Date (Created): Wednesday, August 28, 2002, 9:00:00 PM
File Size: 49,664 bytes
w32tm /? output:
W32tm.exe Info -
File Version: 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
File Date (Created): Wednesday, August 28, 2002, 9:00:00 PM
File Size: 49,664 bytes
w32tm /? output:
w32tm [/? | /register | /unregister ]
? - this help screen.
register - register to run as a service and add default
configuration to the registry.
unregister - unregister service and remove all configuration
information from the registry.
w32tm /monitor [/domain:]
[/computers:[, [, ...]]]
[/threads:]
domain - specifies which domain to monitor. If no domain name
is given, or neither the domain nor computers option is
specified, the default domain is used. This option may be
used more than once.
computers - monitors the given list of computers. Computer
names are separated by commas, with no spaces. If a name is
prefixed with a '*', it is treated as a PDC. This option
may be used more than once.
threads - how many computers to analyze simultaneously. The
default value is 3. Allowed range is 1-50.
w32tm /ntte
Convert a NT system time, in (10^-7)s intervals from 0h 1-Jan 1601,
into a readable format.
w32tm /ntpte
Convert an NTP time, in (2^-32)s intervals from 0h 1-Jan 1900, into
a readable format.
w32tm /resync [/computer:] [/nowait] [/rediscover] [/soft]
Tell a computer that it should resynchronize its clock as soon
as possible, throwing out all accumulated error statistics.
computer:- computer that should resync. If not
specified, the local computer will resync.
nowait - do not wait for the resync to occur;
return immediately. Otherwise, wait for the resync to
complete before returning.
rediscover - redetect the network configuration and rediscover
network sources, then resynchronize.
soft - resync utilizing existing error statistics. Not useful,
provided for compatibility.
w32tm /stripchart /computer:[/period: ]
[/dataonly] [/samples:]
Display a strip chart of the offset between this computer and
another computer.
computer:- the computer to measure the offset against.
period:- the time between samples, in seconds. The
default is 2s
dataonly - display only the data, no graphics.
samples:- collect samples, then stop. If not
specified, samples will be collected until Ctrl-C is pressed.
w32tm /config [/computer:] [/update]
[/manualpeerlist:] [/syncfromflags:
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RE: Using the built-in Win2K/WinXP NTP client
Posted: 4/13/2004 6:53:05 AMBy: Comfortably Anonymous
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Yipe, wow... Just freaking great. When I get some time, I'll have to check into it and see if there is a way to do it.
If you are on an Active Directory Domain with your XP Pro box, you only need to have the domain controller set to synch with NTP, as the XP Pro box by default (when joined to AD) will fetch its time from the domain controller. (Or whatever they call domain controllers these days...)
But if you are standalone, hmmm... You can go to http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm for freeware NTP clients for all versions of Windows.
I'll check into the new w32tm later, I'm at work right now.
If you are on an Active Directory Domain with your XP Pro box, you only need to have the domain controller set to synch with NTP, as the XP Pro box by default (when joined to AD) will fetch its time from the domain controller. (Or whatever they call domain controllers these days...)
But if you are standalone, hmmm... You can go to http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm for freeware NTP clients for all versions of Windows.
I'll check into the new w32tm later, I'm at work right now.
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