Wednesday, 21 March 2012

How to tell from what server a computer is getting its time





How can the server from which a computer is getting its time be determined?Please see the process below for determining what server your computer is getting its time from:

1.Log onto the computer that is the subject of the test (to see from where this computer is getting its time).
2.Open a command prompt
3.Type in this command to see the time server that this computer is receiving its time from: 
 C:\>net time \\<computername> /querysntp

this should return the following information:

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The current SNTP value is: XYZ,0x1

The command completed successfully.

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This will indicate the computer that is getting its time info from server XYZ.
  4. Type this command to identify the time server that a windows 2008 R2 and newer server is receiving its time from:
  C:\> w32tm /query /status



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