Re: ntpdate no longer works with domain converted to W2K

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Jeremy Turner wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-09-09 at 17:34, Kent West wrote:
>
> > I've been using ntpdate to set the clock on my Woody box for some time, 
> > but recently our MS-oriented Administrator updated our PDC and BDC 
> > domain controllers to Windows 2000 in order to implement Active 
> > Directory. Today I noticed that ntpdate no longer works when pointing to 
> > our (MS-Windows) ntp time server. If I point it to a Solaris time 
> > server, no problem. A WinXP machine I just tested on is able to get the 
> > time from our ntp time server.
> >
> > So my question; does anyone know if Microsoft has thrown something into 
> > W2K/XP/ActiveDirectory to break ntp services to non-MS clients?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Kent
>
>
> Hi Kent,
>
> I'm going back through my archives of debian-user and found your post
> with no public replies.
>
> I use ntpdate on Woody pointed at a Windows 2000 Server box (acting as a
> Domain Controller) and it pulls the time okay.  I wonder if there's an
> extra service that you might need to enable on the Win2k box?
>
> Jeremy

I don't know. My Windows System Admin says that Active Directory uses 
ntp (and he questions whether Linux uses that or some other protocol), 
but since my Debian box stopped working with it, I was just wondering if 
Microsoft's ntp is just a tad tainted, like so many of their other 
"industry standard" protocols.

At any rate, it's only an academic question, as I've pointed my Debian 
box to a Solaris ntp server instead of the "official" campus 
Windows-based server, and that satisfies my immediate need.

Thanks for the response!

Kent