IPFire's system time can be synchronized with an Internet time server. For providing a precise time source to the local network, IPFire can also host a NTP server itself, but this is not activated by default. You can activate this via the web interface.
These options provide the time to local network and also force a synchronization on boot time.
You can also specify when IPFire should synchronize its time with the given internet time server.
Available Synchronization options are:
This was chosen so that the time is synchronized once a day.
For those who prefer to set their time manually, the following command on the Console can be used on the IPFire:
ntpdate 0.ipfire.pool.ntp.org
If an error message appears here, switching the time server off and on with:
/etc/init.d/ntp stop
/etc/init.d/ntp start
might be helpful.
If this is unsuccessful, the time can also be set manually with:
date --set "05/13/2010 09:45:00"
(The above format should be mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss)
If the time should then be passed to the BIOS, enter:
hwclock --systohc
into the Console.
First, enable this setting:
Now configure Windows with the time server's (IPFire's) address.
When configured, Windows will look like this:
On the IPFire WUI enable Provide time to local network (Services -> Time Server) as pictured above.
On the Mac go to Date & Time (System Preferences -> Date & Time -> Date & Time tab).
Click Set date and time automatically and then enter the IPFire address.
Older Revisions • December 4, 2020 at 1:08 am • Jon