Windows Time Sync Errors

AndrewMSA · 05-07-2007, 11:45 AM

For the past month+ the time on 2 servers is behind between 15-20mins every 2-3 days. They are both DNS servers running 2003. We have other servers running in the domain but their times aren't affected. Times on both machines are equal to eachother and are behind by the same amount. Each machine was bought at a different time, so the battery cannot be an issue. The errors in event viewer are:
Time Provider NtpClient: An error occurred during DNS lookup of the manually configured peer 'ntp.ucsd.edu'. NtpClient will try the DNS lookup again in 480 minutes. The error was: No such service is known. The service cannot be found in the specified name space. (0x8007277C).
Windows time service is enabled on both machines.
Windows firewall service is not enabled on both machines because they are running behind a cisco pix firewall, where all outbound traffic is enabled but inbound is filtered. As I stated above this problem has not always occurred until recently.
Any suggestions?

Andrew

newhouse1390 · 05-07-2007, 12:13 PM

Have you made sure that the Time Service on the servers are active? Does a reboot sync the time?

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...e-Service.html

AndrewMSA · 05-07-2007, 12:52 PM

Yes time servers are active. Reboots occur every sunday so I am unable to tell if it syncs correctly, but using cmd to tell w32tm to resync failed.
Thanks for the link though, i edited the registry values to use the navy time sync rather than windows time and it worked.
I will see if they will be correct in a fea days when I return.
Thanks.
Andrew

newhouse1390 · 05-07-2007, 03:03 PM

See here. I had a similar problem it turned out is was a Group Policy that had been misconfigured.

http://www.techsupportforum.com/micr...nc-issues.html

05-07-2007, 11:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
AndrewMSA Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 24 OS: XP/Server2k3	Windows Time Sync Errors For the past month+ the time on 2 servers is behind between 15-20mins every 2-3 days. They are both DNS servers running 2003. We have other servers running in the domain but their times aren't affected. Times on both machines are equal to eachother and are behind by the same amount. Each machine was bought at a different time, so the battery cannot be an issue. The errors in event viewer are: Time Provider NtpClient: An error occurred during DNS lookup of the manually configured peer 'ntp.ucsd.edu'. NtpClient will try the DNS lookup again in 480 minutes. The error was: No such service is known. The service cannot be found in the specified name space. (0x8007277C). Windows time service is enabled on both machines. Windows firewall service is not enabled on both machines because they are running behind a cisco pix firewall, where all outbound traffic is enabled but inbound is filtered. As I stated above this problem has not always occurred until recently. Any suggestions? Andrew

05-07-2007, 12:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
newhouse1390 Member, Networking Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,040 OS: Windows Server 2003	Re: Windows Time Sync Errors Have you made sure that the Time Service on the servers are active? Does a reboot sync the time? http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...e-Service.html __________________ Because you can read this thank a teacher, because it's English thank a soldier.

05-07-2007, 12:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
AndrewMSA Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 24 OS: XP/Server2k3	Re: Windows Time Sync Errors Yes time servers are active. Reboots occur every sunday so I am unable to tell if it syncs correctly, but using cmd to tell w32tm to resync failed. Thanks for the link though, i edited the registry values to use the navy time sync rather than windows time and it worked. I will see if they will be correct in a fea days when I return. Thanks. Andrew

05-07-2007, 03:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
newhouse1390 Member, Networking Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,040 OS: Windows Server 2003	Re: Windows Time Sync Errors See here. I had a similar problem it turned out is was a Group Policy that had been misconfigured. http://www.techsupportforum.com/micr...nc-issues.html __________________ Because you can read this thank a teacher, because it's English thank a soldier.