Where is machine getting time from?

Spider · 27 Nov 2006 at 16:21

Silly Q perhaps, but is there any way to trace where a machine is getting its time from?
The Locale is UK and all regional settings are UK, its loggin on to a DC who has the correct time, but for some reason this machine is 8hrs ahead and re-sets itself to this 8hr offset after a few minutes of it being corrected.

how can I trace where its being set from (its another windows 2003 machine if that is relevant)..

Thanks

david334 · 27 Nov 2006 at 16:28

is it the windows clock that is ahead?

Could be the Battery

David334

Spider · 28 Nov 2006 at 07:11

yep, its thw windows clock.
This is a brend new machine btw.

marc2003 · 28 Nov 2006 at 07:49

go to start, run

cmd /k net time /querysntp

that will tell you where it's getting the time from.

snowdog · 28 Nov 2006 at 09:08

have you slected the proper regional settings?
(double click on clock to get these settings...)

Spider · 28 Nov 2006 at 11:58

marc2003 said:
go to start, run

cmd /k net time /querysntp

that will tell you where it's getting the time from.

Thanks. When I ran that command it gives the following:

Code:

The current SNTP value is: time.windows.com,0x1

which is the same as another server who's time is correct! I've checked the settings in control panel and its definitely set to UK, as it the settings in the clock itself.

if I run just net time I get:

Code:

Current time at \\SERVERNAME is 28/11/2006 19:49
Local Time (GMT - 08:00) at \\SERVERNAME is 28/11/2006 11:49

But I have no idea why?!?

bledd · 28 Nov 2006 at 12:00

quick and nasty fix,

disable the windows time service

Spider · 28 Nov 2006 at 13:11

Really need it running though. This is only a subset of machines in a test environment, so it may impact other machines on the domain.