Timer Server (NTP) with Windows

Synchronization of times with Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP in the command prompt

First of all, open the command prompt with Start | Programs| Accessories |
Command Prompt and test the connection to the NTP server (in our example the
server IP is: 212.34.181.237) with the ping function by typing the command

Once this test has been completed successfully, you have to enter the command

to set the NTP server IP.

To test the synchronization with the timeserver, you have to type

once for a single synchronization. The time on the PC will then only deviate from that of the timeserver by a few milliseconds.

To synchronize the PC regularly, you can write the commands in a batch file and put it into the Windows "Task Planer". In this case, there always has to be a connection to the timeserver.

Synchronising times with Windows 2000

Right-click "My Computer" and click into the subsequent "Manage" dialog.
In "Services and Applications", click "Services".
After double-clicking "Windows Time", the following window opens:

The startup time must be set to Automatic. After that, you have to open the
command prompt with Start | Programs | Accessories | Command prompt and
test the connection to the NTP server (in our example the server IP is:
212.34.181.237) with the ping function by typing the command:

Once this test has been completed successfully, you have to enter

To test the synchronization with the timeserver, you have to type

once for a single synchronization. The time on the PC then deviates from that of the timeserver by only a few milliseconds.

To carry out automatic synchronization at regular intervals, enter

The following codes are available for updating intervals:

With the last function, the system attempts to synchronize the clock every 45 minutes until it works three times. After that it synchronizes on a daily basis.

Synchronization of times with Windows XP

By double-clicking the system clock, the dialog "Options of date and time"
opens. In the card index flag "Internet time" you must now perform the following settings:.

The default updating interval is one week and could only be adapted in the registry under

with the new DWORD entry "SpecialPollInterval" where you may enter the desired seconds as a decimal value.