NTP Sync

Peter_APIIT

Dear all,

My pfsense machine does not sync to GMT+8. What this happen?
I had seleted GMT+8 option.

How to solve it?

bon-go

@peter_apiit
Status / NTP says there's at least one active peer? If there are only two Time Servers defined / usable and they differ none is used.

bingo600

@peter_apiit said in NTP Sync:

Dear all,

My pfsense machine does not sync to GMT+8. What this happen?
I had seleted GMT+8 option.

How to solve it?

NTP always run UTC , and doesn't care about timezones.
The GMT+8 not displaying correctly, is a locale problem , not a NTP issue.

/Bingo

bon-go

@peter_apiit
GMT+8 in pfSense is BEHIND GMT, this means timezone UTC-8, California or so.

GMT-8 in pfSense is AHEAD GMT, this means timezone UTC+8, East Asia like Taiwan.

The question is: NTP do not sync (like I wrote) or do it sync and is always the wrong timezone (like bingo600 wrote)?

bingo600

@bon-go said in NTP Sync:

@peter_apiit
GMT+8 in pfSense is BEHIND GMT, this means timezone UTC-8, California or so.

GMT-8 in pfSense is AHEAD GMT, this means timezone UTC+8, East Asia like Taiwan.

I'm confused ...
You have reversed the signs of either GMT or UTC on both lines
Else pfSense have the strangest TZ locale's i have experienced

https://24timezones.com/time-zone/gmt-8

/Bingo

bon-go

@bingo600
As I wrote: there's a difference between pfSense Settings (GMT +8 in pfSense means BEHIND GMT) and sometimes our common understanding about it: hours or timezone. I don't need your explanation link at 24timezones.com ...

Look at your pfsense general setting and pfSense time in Dashboard, read it, change it and look again ;)

Back to the TO Problem and my question @Peter_APIIT:
The question is: NTP do not sync (like I wrote) or do it sync and is always the wrong timezone (like bingo600 wrote)?

bingo600

@bon-go said in NTP Sync:

@bingo600
As I wrote: there's a difference between pfSense Settings (GMT +8 in pfSense means BEHIND GMT) and sometimes our common understanding about it: hours or timezone. I don't need your explanation link at 24timezones.com ...

Look at your pfsense general setting and pfSense time in Dashboard, read it, change it and look again ;)

Strange .. Then the pfSense documentations must be in error too
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/time-zone.html
They have made same error as me , stating GMT-5 is America/NewYork

Maybe you should open a doc change request at their redmine

/Bingo