Time Sync

[ppatti]

Hi Everyone,

What is everyone using to sync the time on their Exchange boxes to keep it accurate? How do you like it?

Thanks
Paul

 

[AlexIT]

Our exchange sits on Windows 2000, so it automatically synchs every 24hours as part of the operating system. Before, when we had NT4.0 I was using a freeware piece called Nisttime32.exe which I scheduled each day. This works too.

Alex

 

[Alshrim]

we use w32time.exe pointing to root time servers out there (i don't know which ones off the top of my head.) Alshrim
System Administrator
MCSE, MCP+Internet

 

[paulbenn]

Hi, I use Atomic Clock free download from

http://www.worldtimeserver.com/

We also sync our clients with the logon script to one of our servers.

Servers NT4, Clients W98/NT4/W2K
Kind Regards, Paul Benn

**** Never Giveup, keep trying, the answer is out there!!! ****

 

[Timebomb]

We use a program called AboutTime

http://www.arachnoid.com/abouttime/

It is careware. The author says that you can use it for free if you promise to take time to care. It can sync to any external time server. We use the Naval Observatory (included with the setup) About time can then also be set to be a time-server, so that you can syncronize entire domains to a given machine. Very easy to set up, require IE 4 or greater be installed. I have placed it on my machines for a couple of years now, and just love it.

Tom Backus
Network Administrator
Hitchcock Industries
Bloomington, Minnesota.
backust@hitchcockusa.com