Tuesday, October 28, 2008

win32time error

The time provider NtpClient is configured to acquire time from one or more time sources, however none of the sources are currently accessible. No attempt to contact a source will be made for 15 minutes. NtpClient has no source of accurate time.




Firewall configuration:


New Traffic policy:

Source: Any

Destination: Time.Windows.Com

Service: NTP

Action: permit

Translation: NAT

PDC Emulator Role:

Net Time /setsntp:time.windows.com

DC:

Net time /setsntp:PDC Server

Member:

Net time /setsntp:PDC Server

After the configuration, in event viewer, you will see:

PDC Server: Zeeman2.vanarts.com


The time provider NtpClient is currently receiving valid time data from time.windows.com (ntp.m0x0191.121.11.2:123->207.46.197.32:123).


The time service is now synchronizing the system time with the time source time.windows.com (ntp.m0x0191.121.11.2:123->207.46.197.32:123).

Member server:


The time provider NtpClient is currently receiving valid time data from zeeman2 (ntp.m0x0191.121.11.1:123->191.121.11.2:123).


The time service is now synchronizing the system time with the time source zeeman2 (ntp.m0x0191.121.11.1:123->191.121.11.2:123).