Synchronizing clock on computer

[larryiam]

it seems every time i try to synchronize my computer clock it says error can't synchronize with time server. any suggestions??

 

[DelJo63]

the control is in Control panel-> Date & Time->Internet Time
I have three services:

1. time.windows.com
2. time.nist.gov
3. time-a.nist.gov

change the name and then click Update Now. It takes a few seconds and you should
see the date+time of sync -- or -- the error.

choose another name, resync until one works for you

 

[larryiam]

i still have the error

 

[Blind Dragon]

maybe a result of the infection on your system that you decided not to take up my help on

 

[larryiam]

uh no! it has done it for quit a while. was just wondering if there was a fix for it. besides another member helped me with the problem and my computer is infection free!! so any suggestions? i will listen to you now blind dragon! no hard feeling!

 

[Blind Dragon]

Did you by any chance download combofix as a part of the fix?

 

[larryiam]

combofix for the synchronizing of the clock?

 

[Blind Dragon]

No, did the user that helped you have you run combofix, as it changes your clock settings and doesn't set back until you uninstall it properly

 

[larryiam]

no. he didn't tell me to run combo fix just hijack this and killbox is all

 

[Blind Dragon]

open a command prompt as an administrator and type the following command:

w32tm /resync

 

[larryiam]

here is what it said

 

[Blind Dragon]

from command prompt type the following and post the output

C:\>w32tm /monitor

 

[larryiam]

didn't work did i do something wrong? here is wat it said

 

[Blind Dragon]

yea you need a space before /monitor

 

[mailpup]

There is a simpler solution. You need to add a different clock synchronization source as jobeard already mentioned. Click here for a list. Just copy a computer name in the left column and paste it into the box.

Make sure you look at the right column and choose a source that is not very busy. I just did this a couple of weeks ago and finally I could synchronize my PC's clock.

 

[larryiam]

still didn't work. what did i do now?

 

[Blind Dragon]

from the prompt just type w32tm /monitor

The output should show what you are trying to sync to

 

[larryiam]

ok i did that here are my results

 

[Blind Dragon]

Ok, I'll use jobeard's sites. I may need to tweak this a bit but lets see

copy (Ctrl +C) and paste (Ctrl +V) the text in the code box below to Notepad.

@echo off
net stop w32time
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:time.windows.com,time.nist.gov,time-a.nist.gov
w32tm /config /update
net start w32time
delete synctime.cmd and exit

Save it to your desktop as File name: synctime.cmd
Save as type: All Files

Once done, double click synctime.cmd to run it. A command window will open briefly, then close. This is quite normal.

 

[larryiam]

ok done that. now what? thank you for your time!

 

[Blind Dragon]

are you still getting error can't synchronize with time server.

 

[larryiam]

yes i still am

 

[Blind Dragon]

Gotta be something to do with either your software firewall or router firewall.

I would first try disabling your software firewall and try to sync, if it works you know you need to add it to the trusted sites or tone down the settings.

You could also access your routers firewall and adjust these settings.

 

[larryiam]

ok i will try that and post back the results.

 

[DelJo63]

Network Time Protocol (NTP) uses UDP port 123. you need to open port 123 i/o udp src/dst any