Cannot contact local SUS-Server

Hello NG,
I hope I am right here. I have following problem: For testing, I installed a
SUS-Server (Actual version from MS) on a standalone W2003 with all Fixes.
The SUS-server works fine so far, it receives the patches from MS. The only
;-(( problem is, I cannot get the clients contacting the SUS-server. From MS
I downloaded a MSI-File which tells me: It will only run on a W2k maschine
with SP2 or above or on XP. What does it think I started it on? On XP with
SP2 ;-((

I checked the Web and found a lot "solutions". Most of them say they work on
ADS. But we do not have ADS! I cannot get my Boss to ADS so far.

Does anyone know a Way to get XP Workstations to contact a local SUS-Server?
Please in a way that even I can understand? ;-))

THX in advance
Jacob

Hi Jacob,

I answered your post in the other newsgroup that you posted to
(microsoft.public.windows.server.security)

Try to avoid multiposting and rather use cross-posting (enter all the
newsgroups that you need to post to in the "Newsgroup" field.)...

Mike

"Jacob van Iwaarden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:cm2j84$qb$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello NG,
> I hope I am right here. I have following problem: For testing, I installed
> a
> SUS-Server (Actual version from MS) on a standalone W2003 with all Fixes.
> The SUS-server works fine so far, it receives the patches from MS. The
> only
> ;-(( problem is, I cannot get the clients contacting the SUS-server. From
> MS
> I downloaded a MSI-File which tells me: It will only run on a W2k maschine
> with SP2 or above or on XP. What does it think I started it on? On XP with
> SP2 ;-((
>
> I checked the Web and found a lot "solutions". Most of them say they work
> on
> ADS. But we do not have ADS! I cannot get my Boss to ADS so far.
>
> Does anyone know a Way to get XP Workstations to contact a local
> SUS-Server?
> Please in a way that even I can understand? ;-))
>
> THX in advance
> Jacob
>
>
>

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...eployment.mspx
Software Update Services Deployment White Paper

Read about applying the local policy without DC. If it's XP Pro, run
gpedit.msc and drill down to Computer Configuration/Admin. Templates/Windows
Components/Windows Update.

In article <cm2j84$qb$(E-Mail Removed)>, Jacob van Iwaarden wrote:
> The only
> ;-(( problem is, I cannot get the clients contacting the SUS-server.
>
See if this works for you:
*********
"There's a force update utility on www.susserver.com by NextWish that
can force a client to check in with SUS within 8-10 minutes." -- Jason
Helms
*********


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