Verify system clock/time zone settings

In order for an ISP's abuse department to track an IP address back to a specific user (especially a dialup user) it is imperative that the timestamp in the attack report be very accurate. Since your firewall obtains the attack timestamp from your system, make sure that your system clock is configured to the proper time zone and is synchronized with reliable time reference.

First verify your time zone settings by double-clicking on the time display in the system-tray, then select the "Time Zone" tab, as follows:

Ensure that the time zone selection is correct for your physical location. Also, ensure that you enable automatic adjustments for daylight savings changes, if appropriate for your locale.

You'll also note that this display shows you how many hours you have to adjust from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to calculate local time. For example, Eastern Time is GMT minus 5:00 hours (minus 4:00 hours during daylight savings time).

Please note that all attack times reported on the myNetWatchman server reference GMT, thus you need to convert references made in local time to determine the GMT time of an attack.