Re: Advanced Client Download

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From: Rune Norberg (runeno_at_online.no_NOSPAM)
Date: 10/25/04 

Date: 25 Oct 2004 19:03:17 +0200

Check ContentTransferManager.log. If the download is prefiksed with
file://... SMB is used, http://... means BITS has been used.

/Rune

"jp" <jonny_ballgame@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a60b80d3.0410242036.51041fd3@posting.google.com...
> The distribution points are BITS enabled & the clients are in the
> local roaming boundary (100MB LAN). The package is set to from a DP
> for both local and roaming advanced clients.
>
> The Concepts, Planning and Deployment Guide states that the client
> will use BITS in this scenario to download a package. I am just
> looking to verify that's indeed happening before I start rolling out
> update packages to more cllients. The client log files show the
> successful download of policies and test packages using HTTP but I
> don't see any mention of BITS which has me concerned.
>
> Thanks - jp
>
>
>
> "Bob Williamson" <BobWilliamson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:<5AC97A54-857E-496B-97EF-C59914D61704@microsoft.com>...
>> Are your distribution points BITS enabled?? You can look at the
>> properties
>> of the DP and enable this feature. Are you downloading the package over
>> a
>> slow link and is the client roaming?? Please let me know - Thanks!!
>>
>> "jp" wrote:
>>
>> > How can I verify that an Advanced Client is using BITS to download a
>> > package? I've looked through the client log files and see that it's
>> > pulling content and policies via HTTP successfully but don't see any
>> > mention of BITS. Is it implied that if HTTP is used that BITS is as
>> > well?
>> >

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