powellchristopher
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Disconnected WSUS setup/installation
I am setting up a WSUS server for a disconnected network. I have both my export and import servers configured and running. My problem is I cannot figure out some way to get the external export server and the internal clients on the same page update-wise.
Because my export server has no clients attached to it, it is stating that I have 1800 updates, dating back to 2002, to download. Is there some way to tell the server to ignore updates before a certain point. All of my clients have Service Pack 3 (XP) installed. Is there a way to use that as a base line and tell the server to ignore all updates prior to SP3? Or do I simply need to download and export ALL the updates and then let my import server sort everything out?
Because of size limits on hard-drives and the logistics of transporting the updates physically on CDs, I would like to avoid having to download and export 1800 updates.
Because my export server has no clients attached to it, it is stating that I have 1800 updates, dating back to 2002, to download. Is there some way to tell the server to ignore updates before a certain point. All of my clients have Service Pack 3 (XP) installed. Is there a way to use that as a base line and tell the server to ignore all updates prior to SP3? Or do I simply need to download and export ALL the updates and then let my import server sort everything out?
Because of size limits on hard-drives and the logistics of transporting the updates physically on CDs, I would like to avoid having to download and export 1800 updates.
Here's another real good option
http://www.vulnerabilityassessment.co.uk/ctupdate.htm
both of these options can hold all updates on a DVD or less
http://www.vulnerabilityassessment.co.uk/ctupdate.htm
both of these options can hold all updates on a DVD or less
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I work in a classified environment in which software is closely monitored. I would never get approval to bring those programs in. And one reason I want to use WSUS is because I have currently have 30 desktops and multiple servers to update. WSUS allows me to push updates out from the server to the machines on the domain from one central location. It would be hell to touch every machine every time Microsoft released a security patch.
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