diff --git a/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c b/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c
index f978d81..e5d5517 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extern const uint8_t SNTP_SOCK;
 
 
 const uint8_t SEND_LI_VN_MODE = 0xe3; // LI: unknown (3), VN: 4, Mode: Client (3)
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct __attribute__((__packed__)) {
     uint8_t   li_vn_mode;
 	uint8_t   stratum;
 	uint8_t   poll;
@@ -32,10 +32,18 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint32_t  rootdelay;
 	uint32_t  rootdisp;
 	uint32_t  refid;
-	uint64_t  reftime;
-	uint64_t  org;
-	uint64_t  rec;
-	uint64_t  xmt;
+	//uint64_t  reftime;
+    uint32_t reftime_h;
+    uint32_t reftime_l;
+	//uint64_t  org;
+    uint32_t org_h;
+    uint32_t org_l;
+	//uint64_t  rec;
+    uint32_t rec_h;
+    uint32_t rec_l;
+	//uint64_t  xmt;
+    uint32_t xmt_h;
+    uint32_t xmt_l;
 } ntpMsg_t;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -108,11 +116,11 @@ void networkSntpEngine(void *handle) {
                     memset(&(localHandle->ntpMsg), 0, sizeof(localHandle->ntpMsg));
                     uint8_t srcAddr[4];
                     uint16_t srcPort;
-                    /*
+                    
                     recvfrom(SNTP_SOCK, (uint8_t*)(&(localHandle->ntpMsg)),
                              sizeof(localHandle->ntpMsg), srcAddr, &srcPort);
-                    */
                     
+                    /*
                     uint8_t buf[90];
                     memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
                     recvfrom(SNTP_SOCK, buf, sizeof(buf), srcAddr, &srcPort);
@@ -132,19 +140,14 @@ void networkSntpEngine(void *handle) {
                     coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "%02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x  %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x",
                                buf[x+0], buf[x+1], buf[x+2], buf[x+3], buf[x+4], buf[x+5], buf[x+6], buf[x+7],
                                buf[x+8], buf[x+9], buf[x+10], buf[x+11], buf[x+12], buf[x+13], buf[x+14], buf[x+15]);
-                    
+                    */
+
                     close(SNTP_SOCK);
                     coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, msg received from %d.%d.%d.%d:%d", 
                                srcAddr[0], srcAddr[1], srcAddr[2], srcAddr[3],
                                srcPort);
                     coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, received in the %d. cycles", localHandle->retryCount);
-                    uint32_t xmtTopHalf = (localHandle->ntpMsg.xmt >> 32) & 0x0ffffffff;
-                    uint32_t rawSeconds = 
-                        (xmtTopHalf & 0x0000000ff) << 24 |
-                        (xmtTopHalf & 0x00000ff00) << 8 |
-                        (xmtTopHalf & 0x000ff0000) >> 8 |
-                        (xmtTopHalf & 0x0ff000000) >> 24;
-                    localHandle->seconds = rawSeconds - UNIX_NTP_EPOCH_DIFF;
+                    localHandle->seconds = localHandle->ntpMsg.xmt_h - UNIX_NTP_EPOCH_DIFF;
                     coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, seconds: %lu", localHandle->seconds);
                     localHandle->sntpState = SNTP_STATE_DONE;
                 } else {