Sntp Server Ip? (Solved)

[Sherlock]

Does anyone know a reliable SNTP server IP for UK timezone?

I've tried a few different I found online but they don't seem to set the XBox to an accurate time.
Some are whole hours out of sync, which would suggest that they are not for the UK timezone.
Others are out of sync in the minutes by quite a substantial amount as well, not just a few. This should not be, as to ky knowledge each timezone is shifted in 60 minute intervals, all governed by the Royal Observatory in Greenwitch (GMT).

It's not a major issue, but it is a slight irritant as UnleashX has the feature, I just can't seem to get it to work properly.

 

Edit:

Never mind.

I entered "0.uk.pool.ntp.org" into the XBox's options just as an experiment and it seemed to sync properly now.

I assumed I needed to use an IP address, because the default is an IP.
But I noticed the "Use HTTP" option and wondered if the Dashboard would recognise the server if I input the HTTP link, rather than the specific IP address.
It does, and now I am happy I never need to manually change the clock setting s again (so long as I have the XBox connected to the internet).

For anyone else looking for working SNTP, I just looked for my region on "https://www.ntppool.org/".
It seems that the XBox is capable of using that sites servers to sync the time correctly for whatever region you are in.

Edited June 21, 2020 by Sherlock

[SS_Dave]

You still need to set your location in the MS dash as an example for me it's +10 hours for east australia.

 

Cheers

SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

[Tosnic]

Thanks a lot, Sherlock. I was having trouble as well getting my xbox to sync time via UX. For some reason using my router as NTP server did not work, although I double checked that this router function was enabled.

If anyone is wondering how to input a URL instead of an IP: either use UX's text exitor to change the config.ini or transfer the config.ini to your PC and edit it there.

As a side note: you do not need to specify the actual NTP server if you are using something like "pool.ntp.org". The xbox will choose the best server from this pool by itself.

[nerdbombing]

On 3/17/2021 at 5:03 AM, Tosnic said:

If anyone is wondering how to input a URL instead of an IP: either use UX's text exitor to change the config.ini or transfer the config.ini to your PC and edit it there.

Thanks for that tid bit. For some folks, like myself, you'll want to edit your config.xml file, since adding letters throught the console isn't possible by way of settings, and tougher through text editor: i found it easiest to FTP to computer and edit with a keyboard... For North Americans, below should work for you:

<SNTP Synchronize="Yes" Port="80">0.north-america.pool.ntp.org</SNTP>

If you venture back to settings to see what the "SNTP Server" says now, since manually putting in letters, it says "time-a.nist.gov" , is my xbox being spied upon by some government server??

[cort1623]

Hello, I’m having trouble not establishing a connection with my modded xbox and computer to FTP. I have the evoxdash but can’t seem to figure it out. I run the client but it says it cannot connect to the server. In the past when I used to FTP with the  unleashx dash I had no problems. Now I can’t get access to this great hardmodded of xbox at the time. Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you.

Edited June 21, 2024 by cort1623

[Bowlsnapper]

1 hour ago, cort1623 said:

Hello, I’m having trouble not establishing a connection with my modded xbox and computer to FTP. I have the evoxdash but can’t seem to figure it out. I run the client but it says it cannot connect to the server. In the past when I used to FTP with the  unleashx dash I had no problems. Now I can’t get access to this great hardmodded of xbox at the time. Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you.

For one, I would open a new topic, since this is about the SMTP server malfunctioning. You may not get the answer you need if your question is in this topic. Secondly, when you open the new topic, tell us if this is going though a router, if DHCP is enabled, and if your Xbox has a valid IP address.

[nikeymikey]

I just realised that my XBMC4Gamers was not syncing time correctly for me in the UK. 

The first post in this thread has it right. As soon as I changed the sever to 0.uk.pool.ntp.org all was fixed. 

Thanks @Sherlock