Internet time synch failure

Basically been using the standard XP time synch with the
synch rate increased dramatically, couple of times a day.

Thats been working fine for a year or two and has just started
to fail with the error message "peer's stratum is less than the
host's stratum" or more strictly I just noticed that the PC time
is well out, few minutes, and checked and saw the error message.

Same result on multiple PC thru the adsl router.

None of the other US time servers I tried worked, tho they
just say error, not that particularly cryptic error message.

Turns out that using a local time server, ntp.cs.mu.OZ.AU works fine.

Nothing much useful turns up with groups.google or google, tho
I didnt carefully read every hit. That time server turned up there.

 

Yes, I know it's a simple, pathetic, question. Come and visit me at
Penrith Leagues.....Panthers, the place to be!

 

No error messages but the two time apps I have can't get the NIST servers
now - OK last week. One is their own app. on the Colorado servers.

Changed to the one you gave and all is well.

 

Ditto here Rod, I hadn't noticed until your post.

 

The Panthers Club has to be about one of the best clubs in NSW.
Was a member in the 1960s when it was just a big tin shed.
It has always been a great place for families and having retired to WA, I do
miss the place and always make a beeline for it when visiting the east
coast.

 

Start

Run

MS-ITS:C:\WINDOWS\Help\datetime.chm::/windows_date_IT_overview.htm

That will show you the Help and Support Center (WinXP's inbuilt help system)
page dealing with time synchronisation. Basically, it sounds like either you
need to use another time server because the one you're attempting to synch
with is unavailable or busy (unlikely with time.windows.com) or that your
firewall is blocking NTP (Network Time Protocol) requests. If it's the
latter then you'll to post details of which firewall / version you're using
so people can give you an idea of how to re-configure it to allow NTP
requests.

 

Why the hell would you come back? I like not being near the bloody suburbs
of Sydney. A decidedly disgusting place to live.

 

Shit eh! I had been thinking it was a networking issue. Didn't bother me
much as I use Tardis anyway and set all machines (98SE and XP) with the
Tardis companion K9 once Tardis has it's answer. Thought maybe there was
something I had stuffed in my network but really wasn't about to go find it.

You might download Tardis and try it, too. Works damned well.

 

Yes, but none of what's offered was the problem.

Didnt work with any I tried in north america, so it can be that.

And impossible with the list I tried.

Nope, I didnt change anything there, and it came back by itself
too. Thats something that shows up quite a bit using google,
that it stops working and comes back in days usually.

Turned out not to be relevant.

Looks like it was the ping time that colin suggested.
Unfortunately I didnt check the ping times when it wasnt working.

It has started working again now with time.windows.com
and its certain that the local timezone time server would
have had a lower ping time when time.windows.com
and the other US time servers werent working.

 

I used to use it before its standard in XP. Basically didnt
see any point in using an addon when its standard in XP.

It would make sense to use a local timezone time server in XP.

 

Yeah, cant see a point to using it, either....oh wait, the XP time setting
isnt working properly is it?

Something like those provided in standard XP?

 

It does with a time server in the local timezone.

Gone blind yet ?

 

Didnt last night.

Why? You videoing your dirty habits with bulldogs again?

 

Something else must be broken with your XP time synch.

That was Proctor, stupid. Cant you get even the simplest stuff right ?

 

Me too - time out with both IP and name

( Sure there are enough groups in the cross-post ?)

 

Pfft, you aint seen nuffin, child |-)

 

Proctor even KNOW what a bulldog is?

 

Who cares ?

 

The Tom Baker one or the other guy on Saturday nights?