Time Server

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# NTP-Server

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](wp>Network_Time_Protocol)-server itself, but this is not activated by default. You can activate this via the web-interface.

![](/en/configuration/services/configuration_services_ntp_add.jpg)

These options provide the time the local network and also force a synchronisation on boot time.

You can also specify when IPFire should synchronize its time with the given internet time server.

Available options are:

* Hour, day, week and month.

![](/en/configuration/services/configuration_services_ntp_add2.jpg)

This was chosen so that the time is synchronized once a day.

Those who prefer to set their time manually, the following command on the [Console](/en/configuration/ipfire/pakfire/konsole) can be used on the IPFire:

`ntpdate 0.pool.ntp.org`

If an error message will appear here, then even the switching off and on of the time server with a

`/etc/init.d/ntp stop`

`/etc/init.d/ntp start`

might be helpful.

Should this also not lead to success, the time can also be setting up manually, with a

`date --set "05/13/2010 09:45:00"`

(The following format should be used mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss)

If the time should then be passed to the BIOS, enter

`hwclock --systohc`

into the Console.

# Using IPFire as a time source for Windows

First you enable this setting:

![](/en/configuration/services/configuration_services_ntp_allocate_the_time3.jpg)