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!

"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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Newell White