RE: [logs] NTP Client?

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> Windows 2000 has a built-in time service that support 
> synchronization with NTP servers (see NET TIME /? from a 
> command line). By default, Windows 2000/XP machines part of a 
> domain/AD synchronize their time with the domain controller.

In most environments you probably don't want to use the built-in SNTP
implementation.

* It doesn't support auth.
* It doesn't support broadcast/multicast client config.
* It's not as precise as NTP.

Use the NTP-implementation from ntp.org (it runs as a service). Disable the
Windows Time Service.

Stefan Norberg


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