Using NET TIME Command to Set Workgroup Clocks

 Last reviewed: January 27, 1995
Article ID: Q90334
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

This article describes the use of the Windows for Workgroups NET TIME command under versions 3.1 and 3.11.

MORE INFORMATION

Using NET TIME Under Windows for Workgroups Version 3.1

The NET TIME command can be used in Windows for Workgroups 3.1 only if you have a LAN Manager version 2.0 or 2.1 server installed as a secondary network. This command synchronizes the clocks of computers in a workgroup to a LAN Manager server that has a shared clock.(If there is no shared clock, you can't use the NET TIME command.)

To synchronize the clocks of all the computers in a workgroup with a shared clock on a LAN Manager server, type the following at an MS-DOS command prompt 

   net time /workgroup:<workgroup name>
where <workgroup name> is the workgroup on which you want the clocks to be synchronized.

For information about how to share a clock on a LAN Manager server or peer workstation, see the "LAN Manager Installation and Configuration Guide."

Using NET TIME Under Windows for Workgroups Version 3.11

Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 allows you to synchronize your computer's clock with a Windows NT, or LAN Manager server (with a shared clock) using the NET TIME command. For specific instructions, type "net time /?" (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.

REFERENCES

"LAN Manager Installation and Configuration Guide"

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 lanman

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Last reviewed: January 27, 1995
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