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Title: Router looses time after being up for a few days
Post by: tevibear on September 30, 2011, 01:04:03 AM

Ok, I have copied my computer's time in the router time setup under Time in the "tools" section of the router setup. After a few days of the router being up without a hard restart, it has lost 10 minutes somehow. I went to the logs and cleared them out and then looked at the entry showing that the log was cleared and looked at my computer clock and the time stamp of the log entry, and it was 10 minutes slower than my computer clock that I had originally set it from. I have a clock plugged in by the computer, and my computer always matches the clock that it plugged in, so I know it isn't my computer loosing time. What is going on here? Why does the router loose the correct time after it has been up and not unplugged or rebooted at all? I know that the router will loose the time if you unplug it, but this isn't the case here.

Thanks in advance,

Tevi

Title: Re: Router looses time after being up for a few days
Post by: keenox on September 30, 2011, 04:16:26 AM

I don't know what the problem could be. Maybe the crystal or whatever the router is using for frequency generating is faulty, but I think that's unlikely. Is your router connected to the internet? If that is so, try using an NTP server.

Title: Re: Router looses time after being up for a few days
Post by: Hard Harry on September 30, 2011, 04:45:28 AM

Sounds like either a firmware issue. I don't think it has any physical timepiece inside. From what little research I did, it seems to have something to do with how it controls wireless sync? I bet if you disable wireless for a bit it will work. What firmware are you running?

Title: Re: Router looses time after being up for a few days
Post by: FurryNutz on September 30, 2011, 07:17:56 AM

Have you set the NTP server by chance yet? Try time.nist.gov

Title: Re: Router looses time after being up for a few days
Post by: tevibear on October 01, 2011, 08:40:04 AM

I don't use the ntp server because I had problems early on when I first got the router when I had that option enabled. When I stopped using it, I had less wireless restarts and disconnects for some unexplained reason, so I just don't use it anymore. I guess I'll just not worry about it too much as it does not affect the overall function of the device so far. It's just annoying :)

Thanks for all of your replies and suggestions. The firmware version is 1.32 NA.

Tevi

Title: Re: Router looses time after being up for a few days
Post by: FurryNutz on October 01, 2011, 11:52:05 AM

Using NTP server will not effect wireless. Are you sure there isn't a different problem?
What wireless modes are you using? Try using single mode G or Mixed G and N since A and B aren't used much anymore. Also try some of these tips:
What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
What ISP Modem do you have? Stand Alone or built in router?
What ISP Modem make and model do you have?

Ensure DNS IP addresses are being filled in under Setup/Internet/Manual?
Turn off QoS options.
Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option Setup/Internet/Manual.
Turn on DNS Relay under Setup/Networking.
Setup DHCP reserved IP addresses for all devices on the router.
Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP.