I have noticed that Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 now has a “GUI” configurable “NTP” client in it..
(Open the clock on the screen and llok for the tab labeled “Internet Time”.)
(Only seen it on R2, SP2.. I dont know if it is a “R2 thing” or a “SP2 thing”)
Here is the “fun part..”
It uses "S"NTP not NTP…
I have pointed it at serveral routers and “Error”…
How hard would it be to allow for SNTP to connect and sync tot he NTP server in RouterOS??
Things that make you go Hmmmmmm…
Craig
I believe the issue is that the stratum is not believed by windows. I investigated some a year or so ago and could never get windows to reliably learn its time from ROS. It did a few times, which got me to looking at packet traces and realized the stratum wasn’t low enough or something. I have a GPS on ROS and it still isn’t the right stratum.
PS - internet time tab has been there for a looooong time. : ) It doesnt show up on an active directory machine because AD takes over it.
Sam
My bad..
All servers here are AD (except the one I noticed it on)..
I can get the DC (AD global catalog server) and defacto time source to get its time from ROS if i use a thidr party pice of code called AutoMachron.. I think I can hardly pronounce it let alone spell it…
It is set up to get its time from my gateway and update the DC/s..
Seeing (noticing) it for the 1st time mad me think it was new…
I feel like the dunce of the day…
So.. there is a solution… I just was wondering if it could be setup with out a pice of middleware.
Craig
this is just a guess, but to me it sounds like windows 2003 doesn’t permit just anyone to get the servers time since time is very important during kerberos authentication (for AD). maybe only registered machines in the windows domain gets to read it?
The “Fun” continues…
For NO aparant reason, it is syncing now… 
Oh Thank you Uncle Bill !!!
But at this point WGAS !! atleast it is working…
Craig..
PS WGAS = “Who Gives A …” you fill in the blank…