[Livin]

Since IP addresses for NTP change I'm hoping that URL / DNS name so that we can be more compliant with proper usage of public NTP server by using a DNS name that uses load balancing -- like "pool.ntp.org" or one of the NIST servers.

I'd think since XBMC already uses DNS just fine this should hopefully be easy for a dev?

[jmarshall]

Check by setting it in guisettings.xml - it possibly works already.

[Livin]

I do not see a way to manually set it... I searched the online manual and guisettings.xml, found nada.

here's what I have in my guisettings.xml...

Code:

<network>
        <assignment>1</assignment>
        <dns>0.0.0.0</dns>
        <enableinternet>true</enableinternet>
        <gateway>0.0.0.0</gateway>
        <httpproxypassword></httpproxypassword>
        <httpproxyport>8080</httpproxyport>
        <httpproxyserver></httpproxyserver>
        <httpproxyusername></httpproxyusername>
        <ipaddress>0.0.0.0</ipaddress>
        <sep1></sep1>
        <sep2></sep2>
        <subnet>255.255.255.0</subnet>
        <usehttpproxy>false</usehttpproxy>
    </network>

Can you change the GUI input for the NTP server to an alpha-numeric input?

[jmarshall]

Try <locale><timeserver>

[Livin]

I'll try it and let you know if it works.

btw... none of the <locale> settings are documented in the online manual.

The DNS name ability really should be added to the gui. XBMC should "be kind" to the internet

[Livin]

JM,
DNS name in the GUIsettings does not work... logs the std NTP error.

Can you fix this?

[tslayer]

Not sure the standard NTP error means it isn't working. I get that error even when using IP.