Event ID - 17

Event Id17
Sourcew32time
DescriptionTime Provider NtpClient: An error occurred during DNS lookup of the manually configured peer %1. NtpClient will try the DNS lookup again in %3 minutes. The error was: %2
Event InformationExplanation :
The name of the time source, a manually configured peer, cannot be resolved.


User Action :
Do one or more of the following:

Verify that the DNS name for the time source is a valid name.
Verify that the time source is available on the network by pinging the server.
Reference Links More Information

Registry entries for the W32Time service

How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server 2003

Availability and description of the Port Reporter tool

List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2

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