Setting the router's clock

[isw]

I have an Airlink wireless firewall/router that I am using only as a WAP
on my LAN -- there is no connection to the WAN port, and I have another
host on the LAN that serves as firewall/router/DHCP server. The Airlink
works perfectly in this mode.

The Airlink router has the capability to set it's clock using NTP, and
also to send me its logs via e-mail, but I have not been able to make
those functions work. I suspect it is because the Airlink does not have
a direct connection to "the internet", but I'm not sure of that, and I
don't know how to fix it if it is.

In any case, is there some way I can get those features working?

Isaac

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:37:28 -0700, isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:

>I have an Airlink wireless firewall/router

Does it have a model number?

>that I am using only as a WAP
>on my LAN -- there is no connection to the WAN port, and I have another
>host on the LAN that serves as firewall/router/DHCP server. The Airlink
>works perfectly in this mode.

Ok, you have a wireless access point or wireless bridge. No router
functions.

>The Airlink router has the capability to set it's clock using NTP, and
>also to send me its logs via e-mail, but I have not been able to make
>those functions work. I suspect it is because the Airlink does not have
>a direct connection to "the internet", but I'm not sure of that, and I
>don't know how to fix it if it is.
>In any case, is there some way I can get those features working?

Yep. Both services require a connection to the internet. You can
possibly run an NTP server locally using a GPS clock, but that's a
fairly complex project.
<http://www.ntp-time-server.com/time-server/time-server.htm>
You can also run a local email server to receive messages from your
router.

However, there may be a problem. Both services are setup to send or
receive their data to/from the WAN port. They might work with servers
on the LAN side, but you'll have to test it to be sure. Also, make
sure that the routers NTP client can be configure to point to any NTP
server, not just whatever is pre-configured in the firmware.


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[isw]

In article <tf3g74hntj12tuaj8n5nhs5s3uauln1vja@4ax.com>,
Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:37:28 -0700, isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
>
> >I have an Airlink wireless firewall/router
>
> Does it have a model number?

Yep, but it shouldn't matter.

--snip--

> Both services are setup to send or
> receive their data to/from the WAN port.

And there's the answer -- thanks.

Isaac