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Hi again Yangxin, Steve Chiswell (Chiz) pointed out to me that Linux sessions running from within VMWare do not seem to be able to run 'ntpdate' or 'ntpd' to keep the system clock set. Instead, one must make sure that the time is correct on the Windows side before bringing up Linux using VMWare. Chiz also pointed out that Windows machines typically have accurate clocks without the end user configuring anything. This should mean that something in Windows is going out on the net and setting the system clock. If this is true, then then it is likely that the clock on your Windows/VMWare machine is OK. If the clock is OK in the Linux session run by VMWare, then the failure to send data in your test setup would fall solely on the clock on the "real" Linux machine. Cheers, Tom **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: BGR-338705 Department: Support IDD TIGGE Priority: Normal Status: Closed