How Machines Determine the Time Source Server Using NET TIME

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A Time Source server actually advertises itself through the browser function. You can obtain of list of the services running on a computer using the BROWSTAT utility from the Windows NT and Windows 2000 Resource Kits. To obtain this information, perform the following steps:

1. Obtain a list of all active transports by typing the following command:
   
   BROWSTAT STATUS [-v] [Domain]
   
   This will return a list similar to the below:
   

      Status for domain DOMAIN_NAME on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
      Browsing is active on domain.
        Master browser is running build 1057
      1 backup servers retrieved from master DOMAIN_NAME
   						

   
   NOTE: You will have a listing like the above for each transport available.
2. List servers participating in browsing and show services available.
   
   BROWSTAT VIEW <transport>
   
   In Windows NT 4.0, for example, BROWSTAT VIEW \Device\Netbt_TCP/IP
   
   In Windows 2000, for example, Browstat View 1 (There are numbers that correspond to the device\transport.)
   
   This will return a list similar to the below:

      Remoting NetServerEnum to \\FLAXON on transport
      \device\Netbt_TCP/IP with flags ffffffff
      7 entries returned.  7 total. 20 milliseconds
   
      \\ADMHAYN        NT   03.51 (W,S,NT,TS,PBR)
      \\AMINGRAH       WFW  04.00 (W,S,WFW,PBR)
      \\AGROBER        NT   03.51 (W,S,NT,PBR,MBR)
      \\ASTROLL        NT   04.00 (W,S,NT,TS,PBR,BBR,MBR)
      \\BATCAVE        NT   04.00 (W,S,NT,PBR,MBR)
      \\BTSHEET        NT   03.51 (W,S,NT,PBR,MBR)
      \\BTWAY          NT   04.00 (W,S,NT,PBR)
   					

NOTE: See the Rktools.hlp file for details on all of the BROWSTAT flags. The "TS" entry shown above for the 1st and 4th entries is for the Time Source service.