ETC Ion System Time

[Mmackinney]

We have a new ETC ION 1000. No matter what we do we can't get it to keep the time we set. It runs about 10 minutes slow. If we change it to the correct time in the system settings, as soon as we reboot it reverts back to being 10 mins behind.

Any thoughts?

Matt

 

[TimMc]

What did the nice and helpful support folks at ETC say when you called them? Did they give wrong/bad advice?

 

[Mmackinney]

We didn't call ETC support yet. Figured I'd ask here first since I was browsing the site....

 

[danTt]

Do you have an inaccurate time server on the network? Does it immediately go back to tellten minutes wrong or does it drift over time?

 

[TimMc]

We didn't call ETC support yet. Figured I'd ask here first since I was browsing the site....

ETC has a 24/7 support number staffed with some of the best techs in LX. Part of the premium price you pay for ETC gear goes to this level of support; they're the FIRST inquiry for all things ETC.

Give them a call. They'll get you fixed up.

One of the things I've noticed over the last 10 years of internet forums is the tendency for users & owners to bypass factory support. Granted, some manufacturers and distributors are sorely lacking but the major suppliers tend to maintain those positions with their support & help staff.

 

[Mmackinney]

Do you have an inaccurate time server on the network? Does it immediately go back to tellten minutes wrong or does it drift over time?

It immediately goes back to 10 mins slow.

 

[SteveB]

Turn off an use of time server in the shell and just set to local console time.

 

[danTt]

Turn off an use of time server in the shell and just set to local console time.

Or fix the clock on the time server It depends on how many other devices you might have on the network that are looking to use a time server.

 

[Jay Ashworth]

Yeah, if it quantum-jumps back to 10 minutes off, it sounds like you have it slaved to an NTP server that's free-running, and wrong.

That's really uncommon, but...