Help to access server

Mrs_pbradley936

Can someone please tell me how to allow my firewall to connect with an internet time server. According to this: http://tf.nist.gov/service/firewall.htm my firewall is the problem because I get an error message. I am using McAfee. The sort of help I am looking for is “open this, click that tab, click this tab etc.” I have no idea how to open ports!

BritBrat

Do you use a router?

Tell me what you are trying to do, I am not sure if you are just trying to access the web page or what ever.

Set clock to update time using a time server?

Set router to update time using a time server?

Mrs_pbradley936

Hi I wanted to set the computer's clock but I have done it now by turning off the firewall for about 30 seconds while I connected to the server then turning it back on. I would like it to be able to update itself if that is easy. I have a router a Thompson Speedtouch 576.

BritBrat

Try puting this IP in the Sever box and test if it works with firewall/router enabled.

212.23.8.6

Dont think I had to set up any rules.



Just for information the IP is the Zen internet time server.

BritBrat

And if you really want to get technical with the time clock and make it update more often:

Adjust Internet Time Synchronization

Adjust Interval

The time interval of the update is set at 7 days. This can be changed in the registry:

1. Start the Registry Editor AND BACK IT UP FIRST
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ W32Time \ TimeProviders \ NtpClient \
3. Double-click the SpecialPollInterval value, and change the Base of the Value data to Decimal
4. Now change the Value data to the time interval you desire, noting that the time is given in seconds (so for 1 day the value would be 86400, while the default (7 days) is 604800
5. Close the registry editor