[BBLISA] Runnign time sync on Windows?

[Grant Young]

We use NTP services off our routers.  Makes it easy to configure when you use your default gateway.

On Jan 12, 2011, at 4:36 PM, Brian Reichert wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 03:58:31PM -0500, Rudie, Tony wrote:
>> What does anyone think of using AD domain controllers as the focal points for time sync? 
> 
> It's done a lot, as a Microsoft shop tends to believe that all
> services should run on MS servers.
> 
> I've seen Linux hosts try, with reasonable success, use AD as an
> NTP server.  It does ultimately depend on your concerns for accuracy.
> 
> See :
> 
>  How the Windows Time Service Works
> 
>  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013%28WS.10%29.aspx
> 
>  "Although the Windows Time service is not an exact implementation
>  of the Network Time Protocol (NTP), it uses the complex suite of
>  algorithms that is defined in the NTP specifications to ensure
>  that clocks on computers throughout a network are as accurate as
>  possible."
> 
> And see 'Limitations' in this document:
> 
>  http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/WindowsTimeService
> 
>> Tony Rudi?
>> 
>> Server Architect, FIMT/TSO
> 
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