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      Peter_APIIT last edited by 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?

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        bon-go @Peter_APIIT last edited by 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.

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          bingo600 @Peter_APIIT last edited by

          @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

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            bon-go @Peter_APIIT last edited by

            @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)?

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              bingo600 @bon-go last edited by 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

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              /Bingo

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                bon-go @bingo600 last edited by 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)?

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                  bingo600 @bon-go last edited by 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

                  84620fdd-5ab7-4135-93e1-76a921c5b5c2-image.png

                  Maybe you should open a doc change request at their redmine

                  /Bingo

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