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Since the TYMSERVE provides an AUI network connection, you are probably using some kind
of MAU (or transceiver) to connect the TYMSERVE to your network. Make sure that your
MAU is working properly by swapping it with a known good MAU. The TYMSERVE will
respond to a 'ping', so be sure to try pinging it. If the TYMSERVE can be pinged, but it still
doesn't appear to respond to NTP queries, then verify that the NTP software on your computers is
setup properly, particularly, that it has the correct Internet address of the TYMSERVE.
A.3 MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS
The TYMSERVE parameters are changed when power is lost:
The TYMSERVE setup parameters can be saved in EEPROM memory. If you want the
TYMSERVE to remember the parameter settings you set, then you must use the SAVE menu
selection. Since the EEPROM memory has a limited number of write cycles (10,000 minimum),
the TYMSERVE will check the currently set parameters against those stored in EEPROM
memory before writing to the EEPROM. If the parameters have not changed, then the
TYMSERVE will not
waste an EEPROM write cycle, so it is safe to use SAVE if you aren't sure
whether a parameter change has been made.
There is no output from the serial port:
The serial port provides an ASCII broadcast of UTC time that is often used by computers that
can't or don't use NTP. Be sure that your computer is setup with the proper serial port parameters
(i.e. baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity) as setup in the FEATURE menu area. The serial port
will start broadcasting the time only after it receives a 'c' or 'C' character, and it will stop the
broadcast when it receives an 'r' or 'R' character.
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