On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 13:29 -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > Scott Silva wrote: > > on 2/1/2008 12:03 PM Dennis McLeod spake the following: > >> XP command line: > >> > >> net time \\servername returns what? > >> > >> Perhaps the response will give a clue. > >> > >> > >> To set it: > >> > >> net time \\servername /set /yes > > Net time is only used to set time from a domain controller, not an ntp > > server. > > They use two completely different protocols. > > > however, > > NET TIME /SETSNTP:ip-of-ntp-server > > WILL set the windows 'internet time' server IP. > > NET TIME /QUERYSNTP > > will show the current 'internet time' server(s). > > note that the default Windows NTP client is really braindead, it just > 'sets' the system clock once a day, its not a proper NTP > implementation. for most users, this is fine, but realize oddities can > happen like the clock being set back a few seconds such that a given > time happens twice. Very true. You can modify the time interval by editing your registry. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time \TimeProviders\NtpClient] "SpecialPollInterval"=dword:00001c20 This will set it to update every two hours. The dword can be modified to set it for 1 hour to whatever. -jason _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos