IPFires system time can be synchronized with an internet time server. For providing a precise time source in the local network, IPFire can also host a NTP-server itself, which is deactivated by default. You can activate the server via the web-interface.
This was choosen to provide the time the local network and also to force a syncronisation on boot time.
You can further specify when IPFire should synchronize its time with the given internet time server.
Available options are:
- Hour, day, week and month.
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 can be used on the IPFire:
ntpdate de.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"
(Therefor the following format should be used mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss)
If the time should then be passed to the BIOS, type a
hwclock --systohc
into the Console.
Allocate Windows IPFires time
First you have enabled this setting:
Now you have only to give Windows the time server (IPFires) address.
What may looks like this:
FIXME to english screenshoot
Of course, you need to register your own hostname ;-) .