To test NTP Install ntp-4.2.6p5@spider-man-2-win32-setup and ntp-time-server-monitor-104 files. Start the NTP service in the NTP Time Server Monitor application Go to Switch and add: ntp logging ntp source FastEthernet0/24 ; the port source where the NTP is going to be updated ntp server a.b.c.d ; where a.b.c.d is the IP It may take some minutes to update the clock, if not use: show ntp status show ntp associate detail or do a debug: logging console conf t terminal monitor ; this in case you are connected to the switch through VTY debug ntp core See the log to see what may be happening