Why does Rocket.Time report that it is unable to connect to the Internet?
If you are connected to the Internet but the application reports that it cannot reach a time server, then the chances are you are running behind a firewall. Most consumer firewalls give you the ability to mark certain programs as ‘trusted applications’. You should find that Rocket.Time will connect once you configure your firewall to allow it access to the Internet. Rocket.Time automatically detects whether or not you have an Internet connection. It does so using a mechanism that should not trigger a dialup connection (for modem users). Rather, if you are not connected when an update is due, Rocket.Time will wait until you next connect before performing the update. Typically, Rocket.Time can check and correct your clock within the first second of a dialup connection. Rocket.Time uses ICMP packets to detect an Internet connection. If your firewall blocks these packets and you are a LAN user with a permanent connection then you can disable this check from the ‘Time Sources’ tab of the ap
