3 computers, 3 different times

[skinnyboy]

I have 3 computers, all on the same network, all have their time updated by time.windows.com and yet they're always 2 minutes out between each other after about 24 hours. What gives?

[flossythepig]

The clocks in PCs are not particularly accurate. Once set using time.windows.com they will start to drift depending on their own accuracy. If you reset frequently they difference will be less.

[tank slapper]

I use this free utility to configure time on the windows machines I administer.

I use these ntp servers to keep it synchronised:

0.europe.pool.ntp.org
1.uk.pool.ntp.org
2.uk.pool.ntp.org
ntp2c.mcc.ac.uk
time.windows.com
time.nist.gov

The last two often time out, but the ntp.org ones are pretty reliable.

[Jinx]

skinnyboy said:

I have 3 computers, all on the same network, all have their time updated by time.windows.com and yet they're always 2 minutes out between each other after about 24 hours. What gives?

Your computers are 2 minutes apart?

[skinnyboy]

Jinx said:

skinnyboy said:

I have 3 computers, all on the same network, all have their time updated by time.windows.com and yet they're always 2 minutes out between each other after about 24 hours. What gives?

Your computers are 2 minutes apart?

only if I count in ant steps!

Thanks for the input chaps, its not really that important, just one of those things that only irritates me when nothing else does.

I'll give those other time servers a bash and see how I go.