Thank you very much! I did visit the below web site. I was able to fix the
problem while browsing the options!!!! It was a setting in McAfee. I went to
Common Tasks, then to Firewall protection is enabled, confirmed the On radio
button was checked, clicked the Advanced button, then clicked System
Services. Once there, I easily found that the Network Time Protocol Port 123
check box was NOT checked. After checking the box, checking Apply and then
exiting the McAfee SecurityCenter, I retried to synch my time and IT WORKED
PERFECTLY!!! Thank you so much, Mike. Wthout your suggestion I don't know if
I could have ever found out how to change McAfee so that the NTP Port 123
would be allowed. Thanks again!!!
Ed H
"Mike Brannigan" wrote:
Quote:
> "edh" <edh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:67C3F20D-AFA4-430E-A7B3-44C914C164C2@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Oops, sorry. I am running Windows Vista Home Premium, NOT Windows XP.
> >
>
> OK.
>
> So to enable time synch you will need to potentially open a number of ports.
> see
> http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocumen...ype=TS&ia=1abs
> This may be relevant
>
>
> --
>
> Mike Brannigan
> "edh" <edh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:67C3F20D-AFA4-430E-A7B3-44C914C164C2@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Oops, sorry. I am running Windows Vista Home Premium, NOT Windows XP.
> >
> > "edh" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> I read a past thread, but the suggestions on that page do not seem to fix
> >> my
> >> problem. I own a Dell Computer with Windows XP. I have noticed the time
> >> in
> >> the taskbar slipping further and further behind. Each time I try to use
> >> the
> >> Change settings button on the Internet Time tab in Date and Time it gives
> >> me
> >> a message saying an error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with
> >> (which ever time server I choose here). I understand this must be a
> >> firewall
> >> problem, but I cannot seem to figure out how to let my firewall know this
> >> is
> >> OK. I currently have Windows firewall turned off because I have McAfee
> >> SecurityCenter running. I have tried to figure out how to allow the
> >> firewall
> >> know that these servers are OK but could not sucessfully find out how to
> >> do
> >> this. Any suggesstions? (Currently the computer is set to automatically
> >> synch
> >> once every seven days, but as I stated even these automatic synchs seem
> >> to
> >> give the same error messages.) Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong,
> >> or
> >> how to overcome this firewall setting would be appreciated.
>