Hi .. Thanks to the helper on the previos thread nw another one when i select an ntp server enter the password (users password) i get the Unable to contact the timeserver error i can ping the server from a terminal no problem Pete . -- Linux 7-of-9 3.2.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 26 08:40:20 CET 2012 x86_64 AMD Phenom(tm) 9600B Quad-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux