Re: [logs] NTP Client?

todd.glasseyat_private

Actually its a SNTP service and its pretty sloppy.

As to Cisco - you need to know there was an old setup that required Cisco
Routers to be set from STRATUM-2 clocks and not STRATUM-1 units.

Todd
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniele Muscetta" <danieleat_private>
To: "'Ryan'" <ryanat_private>; <loganalysisat_private>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: RE: [logs] NTP Client?

>
> Well... On W2K the NTP client is installed by default.... It is the
> "windows time service".... It is both an NTP client and an NTP server.
> It is designed to be used in an active directory environment so that the
> first DC of the forest synchronizes with some "external" source, and
> then the other servers from the first, and then the clients from their
> respective server...
>
> But it can be manually configured:
> Just do  net time /setsntp:1.2.3.4 (where 1.2.3.4 is of course the IP
> address, or the name of the time source you want to use). Done. You can
> search on technet for further reference. If you don't want to use that,
> there is a "replacement" time server (that can be further configured)
> that was basically the OLD version of the same stuff.... It used to be a
> "TIMESERV" (on windows NT, but that was ONLY a time SERVER, not a
> client) and then W32Time... You need to search among the old stuff,
> resource kits, etc...
> But the built in one works just FINE.
>
> For the Cisco I do not know... Well, let's say that it is ideal to be
> able to CORRELATE events... So, well, then it is useful to have the
> sources synchronized... But if it doesn't do it... Well, it just does
> not do it!! Just put manually the same time and timezone... And check it
> every now and again.... ;)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Daniele
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: loganalysis-adminat_private
> [mailto:loganalysis-adminat_private] On Behalf Of Ryan
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 7:06 PM
> To: loganalysisat_private
> Subject: [logs] NTP Client?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm working on creating a syslog infrastucture on a network, and was
> wondering about synching the times on all the machines.  I will be using
> NTP, but on the Windows 2000 Server I'm not sure what to use for a NTP
> client.
>
> Also, I've found that my Cisco 1924 switch doesn't support NTP.  Should
> I even worry about having correct time in relation to the rest of the
> network?  This would mean that the switch's time wouldn't be exactly the
> same as the rest of the network when logging.  How should I solve these
> problems?  Let me know.  Thanks.
>
> Ryan
> www.packetwatch.net
>
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