Article ID: 156460
Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q156460
SUMMARY
This article describes the process by which a client computer attempts to synchronize with a time source server and how it locates that server.
MORE INFORMATION
A Time Source server actually advertises itself through the browser function. You can obtain of list of the services running on a computer using the BROWSTAT utility from the Windows NT and Windows 2000 Resource Kits. To obtain this information, perform the following steps:
Obtain a list of all active transports by typing the following command:
BROWSTAT STATUS [-v] [Domain]
This will return a list similar to the below:
Status for domain DOMAIN_NAME on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx Browsing is active on domain. Master browser is running build 1057 1 backup servers retrieved from master DOMAIN_NAME
NOTE: You will have a listing like the above for each transport available.List servers participating in browsing and show services available.
BROWSTAT VIEW <transport>
In Windows NT 4.0, for example, BROWSTAT VIEW \Device\Netbt_TCP/IP
In Windows 2000, for example, Browstat View 1 (There are numbers that correspond to the device\transport.)
This will return a list similar to the below:Remoting NetServerEnum to \\FLAXON on transport \device\Netbt_TCP/IP with flags ffffffff 7 entries returned. 7 total. 20 milliseconds \\ADMHAYN NT 03.51 (W,S,NT,TS,PBR) \\AMINGRAH WFW 04.00 (W,S,WFW,PBR) \\AGROBER NT 03.51 (W,S,NT,PBR,MBR) \\ASTROLL NT 04.00 (W,S,NT,TS,PBR,BBR,MBR) \\BATCAVE NT 04.00 (W,S,NT,PBR,MBR) \\BTSHEET NT 03.51 (W,S,NT,PBR,MBR) \\BTWAY NT 04.00 (W,S,NT,PBR)
NOTE: See the Rktools.hlp file for details on all of the BROWSTAT flags. The "TS" entry shown above for the 1st and 4th entries is for the Time Source service.
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