Hello again

This is my environment:
# ROS version: 6.9
# RB firmware: 3.10

When I boot the router and look at my log, I see that the clock shows December 31, 2001 for the first 14 seconds or so and then changes to the correct date and time. Is this by design or do I need to configure something? humm, or maybe that is the date/time when the OS was installed?

dec/31/2001 17:00:07 system,error,critical router was rebooted without proper shutdown
dec/31/2001 17:00:15 interface,info ether1 link up (speed 100M, full duplex)
dec/31/2001 17:00:16 interface,info ether2 link up (speed 100M, full duplex)
feb/06 22:35:15 script,info Speed Test executed in 00:00:00.204345 seconds.

It is the time until your routeboard connects to your network and the internet and gets the correct time.

So the clock defaults to dec/31/2001 until its fully booted?

So the clock defaults to dec/31/2001 until its fully booted?

Yes, fully booted and can contact the NTP server to get the correct date/time. Mine defaults to jan/01/1970, but I have older firmware so that could be the difference.

So the clock defaults to dec/31/2001 until its fully booted?

Yes, fully booted and can contact the NTP server to get the correct date/time. Mine defaults to jan/01/1970, but I have older firmware so that could be the difference.

It is an unfortunate problem, but there isn't a battery or anything on the routerboards to hold the time... so until it can hit an NTP server (e.g. your internet connection is up) thats the time you get.

Thanks everyone for the responses. It makes sense, no battery.. I can work around that