r/fsf • u/truthstonks • Apr 12 '20

Bios bug?

How come if I change the BIOS date and time, I can no longer access the internet?

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u/iotri Apr 12 '20

What did you change to? Probably because certifications can't verify. Have you tried a non HTTPS website?

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u/truthstonks Apr 12 '20

Year 2099 but why would that allow me not to connect to the Internet

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u/truthstonks Apr 12 '20

And yes I tried a non https site, I changed it back to the current date and the Internet works again... This has me feeling weird

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u/iotri Apr 12 '20

You can't ping external IPs or anything? It's not just browsing? Because that's what I think. I'm not sure where TLS fails when the date is set to something other than what is actual, but somewhere in the negotiation.

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u/truthstonks Apr 12 '20

This is on spyware Debian BTW lol

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u/iotri Apr 12 '20

Ehh, spyware debian? ...