Windows NTP Server

I use one of my WIndows 2003 member servers as a NTP server. I need to
decommission this server but the IP address is used in many places pointing
to the NTP service.

My thought was to move this service to another server. Could I just bind
the existing IP address of the NTP server on the new server? This way no
configuration changes need to be changed on any other servers pointing to
the NTP server.

 

"Bad Beagle" <maxwelli@nospam.postalias> wrote in message
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>I use one of my WIndows 2003 member servers as a NTP server. I need to
>decommission this server but the IP address is used in many places pointing
>to the NTP service.
>
> My thought was to move this service to another server. Could I just bind
> the existing IP address of the NTP server on the new server? This way no
> configuration changes need to be changed on any other servers pointing to
> the NTP server.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


I'm not sure what you mean by 'bind' in your context, but if you want to
move the service to another server, swap IP addresses, so the new server has
the old server's IP address, and the old server has the other IP address.

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What I meant is that the new server has an existing address so I thought I
would just add the old address of the old ntp server as a second address.

"Ace Fekay [MCT]" <aceman@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org> wrote in message
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> "Bad Beagle" <maxwelli@nospam.postalias> wrote in message
> news:exhaA60GKHA.4168@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>>I use one of my WIndows 2003 member servers as a NTP server. I need to
>>decommission this server but the IP address is used in many places
>>pointing to the NTP service.
>>
>> My thought was to move this service to another server. Could I just bind
>> the existing IP address of the NTP server on the new server? This way no
>> configuration changes need to be changed on any other servers pointing to
>> the NTP server.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by 'bind' in your context, but if you want to
> move the service to another server, swap IP addresses, so the new server
> has the old server's IP address, and the old server has the other IP
> address.
>
> --
> Ace
>
> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
> confers no rights.
>
> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum to benefit from collaboration
> among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your
> resolution.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCT, MCTS Exchange, MCSE, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSA Messaging
> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>
> For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check
> for regional support phone numbers. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

"Bad Beagle" <maxwelli@nospam.postalias> wrote in message
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> What I meant is that the new server has an existing address so I thought I
> would just add the old address of the old ntp server as a second address.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


I wouldn't suggest that.

Are you using an Active Directory infrastructure? If so, by default, the
time server is the DC (domain controller) that holds the PDC Emulator FSMO
role, and by default out of the box, (without any additional changes) all
machines will automatically look for that server for time sync.

Are either the new or old server you are using a DC?

Ace