[CentOS] Re: NTP server

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.