How Machines Find the Time Source Server with NET TIME /SETLast reviewed: November 17, 1997 |
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SUMMARYThis articles describes how a time server is located when a client computer attempts to synchronize the time with a time source server. MORE INFORMATIONA Time Source server actually advertises itself through the browser functionality. You can obtain of list of the services running on a computer using the BROWSTAT utility from the Windows NT Resource Kit. To obtain this information about the services running on this computer, do the following: Obtain a list of all active transports by typing the following command from a Windows NT command prompt: 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 A. Backup servers retrieved from master DOMAIN_NAME Note: You will have a listing like the above for each transport available. B. List servers participating in browsing and show services available. Type the following command to retrieve the services that are available on each individual transport. For example, BROWSTAT VIEW <transport> browstat view \Device\NwlnkIpx This will return a list similar to the one below: Remoting NetServerEnum to \\FLAXON on transport \device\nwlnkipx 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 first and fourth entries is for the Time Source service. |
Additional query words: timesource net time sync |
Last reviewed: November 17, 1997
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