on 2/1/2008 1:29 PM John R Pierce spake the following: > 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. I stand partially corrected, as the originally posted command line of "net time \\servername /set /yes" would not query a ntp server. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 187 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080201/bce1c8f6/attachment-0004.sig>