Re: [pfSense Support] setting time
If pfsense has a proper (or somewhat reasonable) ntp running, instead of using tick.usno.navy.mil in your cron job, set use this server (tick.usno.navy.mil) as the ntp time server in System General Setup in the GUI (at least in the embedded version it is located there). You *may* have to run ntpdate from the command line one time only. NTP won't correct if your clock is off by more than +-500 ppm -- which may be the case for you. Perhaps the clock speed is set wrong. John On May 10, 2008, at 8:16 AM, Dean Larson wrote: i have a cron job of 15 * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -u -s tick.usno.navy.mil i did the command you said ntpdate pool.ntp.org. and yes it sets the time, but it doesn't stay. for long. computer kept near perfect time before under different o/s. this seems real strange. Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 10:12:32 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: support@pfsense.com Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] setting time Have you run: ntpdate pool.ntp.org from the command line? Dean Larson wrote: right now it is running about 10 minutes fast. i set it to chicago about 30 minutes ago... and time still moves on a head. am i missing something? is there some way of telling the time? what i have been doing is getting a command prompt on the machine and doing date. also i've caused a event to log -- and looked at the entry in the look -- ie: pass traffic to a server that the firewall will not let me do: ie: tcp port 40. dean Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 23:46:18 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: support@pfsense.com Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] setting time What timezone are you in? If CST try Chicago instead of GMT -6. -- Curtis LaMasters http://www.curtis-lamasters.com http://www.builtnetworks.com _ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_mobile_052008 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Get Free (PRODUCT) RED™ Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics. http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [pfSense Support] setting time
Hi Dean, You can see what FreeBSD (pfSense) is using to keep time with the following command: firewall:~# sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC You can see what is available with the command: firewall:~# dmesg | grep Timecounter Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 Timecounter "TSC" frequency 499904486 Hz quality 800 Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec You can try one of your other options with this command (e.g., to try i8254): sysctl -w kern.timecounter.hardware=i8254 If it keeps better time, you can add a line to /etc/sysctl.conf (so a reboot will use your new choice): kern.timecounter.hardware=i8254 John On May 10, 2008, at 7:14 PM, Dean Larson wrote: tried flashing the bios... didn't seem to help. i guess we have a strange computer -- old, but i should be happy it works. it is a msi computer with 350 processor. thank you for all your help. dean Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 16:13:11 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: support@pfsense.com Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] setting time On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Dean Larson wrote: i have a cron job of 15 * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -u -s tick.usno.navy.mil i did the command you said ntpdate pool.ntp.org. and yes it sets the time, but it doesn't stay. for long. computer kept near perfect time before under different o/s. this seems real strange. Sounds familiar. I've seen and/or heard of this under 3 circumstances. 1) Buggy BIOS - I've redeployed older hardware that ran fine for years with Windows, but as soon as I redeployed with FreeBSD, it wouldn't keep time for anything. Updated to the latest BIOS and the problem was gone. It was several revisions out of date, one of which included a timekeeping fix that apparently didn't apply to Windows. I specifically saw this with Dell hardware, but it's possible with any hardware and have heard of others seeing the same with other hardware. 2) PNP OS turned on - if PNP OS is on in your BIOS, turn it off. 3) ACPI issues - try disabling ACPI, sometimes it causes time keeping issues. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [pfSense Support] Kernel ARP in the logs
This is something to consider: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2160614&start=0&tstart=45 I believe this started happening to me in the Snow Leopard timeframe, but it may be airport extreme acting as a Bonjour Sleep Proxy and not the snow leopard machines, per se. John --- Chris Buechler wrote: > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Curtis LaMasters > wrote: > > I'm getting a lot of these messages. Anything that I should be concerned > about? > > > > fw01 kernel: arp: 10.55.0.33 moved from c5:dc:15:69:6c:05 to > > 46:1d:d2:34:40:0c on vlan1 > > > > The most common reasons for that here: > http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/ARP_moved_log_messages > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com > For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
