Re: SUS Question

From: Chris Jones (cka691_at_alltel.net)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:52:42 -0500

How do I direct the client Windows Update Utility to point to the Server? Or
is it always going to point to MS?
"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:%23bigR0DDEHA.1588@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> The GP changes can take up to three workstation reboots to hit. However,
> links to WU are always going to point to the Microsoft Windows Update
site.
> Your SUS-applied updates will happen according to the settings in your GP.
> You'll be able to see the settings from the GP in Automatic Updates on the
> workstations, but you won't have the option to change them even with admin
> rights. And, you'll be able to verify what's going on by viewing the file
> c:\windows\Windows Update.log on the workstations - you'll see that it's
> looking for updates on your SUS server rather than WU.
>
> You can run Windows Update from the workstation to make yourself
comfortable
> that SUS is working (although the Baseline Security Analyzer is a better
way
> to do this IMO), or to immediately get an urgent update or something
that's
> not included in SUS.
>
>
> "Chris Jones" <cka691@alltel.net> wrote in message
> news:eqRMUpDDEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I follow direction to the T about installing SUS, I have installed it on
a
> > member server. I created the GPO like instructions said, Pointed clients
> to
> > Member server. How long does it take before I can click on Windows
Update
> > and it go to my internal server?
> >
> >
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