03-12-2007, 09:54 AM
[quote mikebw - ]
...If the mac is not connected to the Internet, or is not set to auto check time against a time server then it will not have the correct time following this DST event. ...
... Is anyone denying that?
Yes, I do deny that.
If said Mac has the appropriate update to the OS and it is functioning correctly; it does not need an internet connection nor does it require 'auto check' with a time server to be enabled. The switch to DST is handled by the OS. Yesterday, it bumped the time forward an hour. In November, it will bump it back an hour. That said, the OS will not correct a bad time setting. For that, you need to manually set the time in the Date & Time prefs panel or enable the Time Server Check in same (which does require an internet connection).
Unless its PRAM battery is bad, any Mac that failed to show DST Enabled yesterday did not have the OS correctly installed and updated. As I noted before, Apple provided the updates over a year ago.
btw, If anyone really wants to know what is wrong with samintx's Macs, it is not the hardware. It's her failure to properly set them up to for a 'net connection. Just look at her posts regarding DSL service. http://forums.macresource.com/search/1/s..._forum=ALL
...If the mac is not connected to the Internet, or is not set to auto check time against a time server then it will not have the correct time following this DST event. ...
... Is anyone denying that?
Yes, I do deny that.
If said Mac has the appropriate update to the OS and it is functioning correctly; it does not need an internet connection nor does it require 'auto check' with a time server to be enabled. The switch to DST is handled by the OS. Yesterday, it bumped the time forward an hour. In November, it will bump it back an hour. That said, the OS will not correct a bad time setting. For that, you need to manually set the time in the Date & Time prefs panel or enable the Time Server Check in same (which does require an internet connection).
Unless its PRAM battery is bad, any Mac that failed to show DST Enabled yesterday did not have the OS correctly installed and updated. As I noted before, Apple provided the updates over a year ago.
btw, If anyone really wants to know what is wrong with samintx's Macs, it is not the hardware. It's her failure to properly set them up to for a 'net connection. Just look at her posts regarding DSL service. http://forums.macresource.com/search/1/s..._forum=ALL