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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the report, Audiger. Ubuntu uses the standard NTP
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol> for its time
checking. As mentioned both there and in
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTime#Troubleshooting>, NTP uses
UDP on port 123. If a public network blocks this port, the public
network is misconfigured.

That isn't the fault of indicator-datetime at all. But System Settings,
and *possibly* indicator-datetime, could display that problem and
currently don't.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242307

Title:
  Doesn't report NTP connection problems

Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “indicator-datetime” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,
  I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 64 bits. I have a problem with the indicator Date-Time.
  I'm using the option "Automatically from the Internet" to retrieve the hour for my system, it's works fine on my home network. But when I use a public network, this function doesn't work properly. It's due to the limited allowed ports I believe. So what are ports using in the indicator Date-Time for retrieving the hour?

  The most common port on a public network is just 80 (http port)

  PS: I'm using a public network all weeks, so that's important for me
  because I want to know sometime the hour..

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