"Richard" wrote:

> Our dc (a 2003 server) is configured to sync with an external source
> (tick.usno.navy.mil). Workstations in the domain of course are configured
> to sync with the dc.
>
> The dc syncs with the external source to the second, whereas the
> workstations are about 15 seconds behind.
>
> I tried the command below to one of the workstations but to no avail.
>
> w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update
>
> then net stop w32time > net start w32time
>
> Is the 15 second delay between the dc and workstations by default? Any
> commnent is appreciated. Thanks!
>
>
No. We have 30 XP workstations and a 2k3 server which sync (NT5DS) with the
2k3 PDC emulator.

If I remote into the server and display Time/Date all domain members are
within 1 second of the PDC emulator.
We have Gigabit/sec switches, CAT6 cabling, and a mix of 100Mbit/s and
1Gbit/s Ethernet cards.

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Regards,
Newell White