D-Link DI524

[den]

Does a D-Link DI524 router have an onboard clock? Why must it connect to some poor bugger's time server to get the time?

TELL THE TIME you stupid, stupid machine!

Comments

[jamesb]

Den, on my DI-624+ Router, the Default NTP Server setting is optional ... however, there's no battery backup, so each time the router is reset, the time defaults to the hardware default (in my case, that's Apr/01/2002 18:00:00) and you have to manually set the onboard clock.

I set the Default NTP Server to 192.231.203.132 ... Internode's NTP server in Adelaide.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Technology has failed me! WAH!

[jamesb]

Be thankful. My D-Link router spontaneously resets itself about every 30 minutes or so, so a link to a NTP Server is a must. Of course, the reset also wipes out the router's internal log file, so you can't find out what caused the reset.

At least D-Link has finally agreed to replace it.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I read that earlier. I love my Netgear router at home.

[jamesb]

[taldragon.livejournal.com]

completely offtopic (sorry) but i thought you'd laugh:

http://geeksincognito.blogspot.com/2006/04/q-about-australia.html#114496003017875819

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

It's funny because it's true. 8)

[annvole.livejournal.com]

which way is north ...

I was laughing quite hard at most of this - and I'm not Australian myself. There are so many silly myths about Canadians too.

[jrrhack.livejournal.com]

I have an SpeedStream (I guess its siemens or something) that needs time server too. Dunno why it needs that, for logs? Or can I set it up as alarm clock too :D

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

The D-Link can be set up to deny network access based on time, which is what I want to do at the office: outside office hours the network shuts up tight.