WSUS laptop clients across multiple sites
We currently run WSUS for updating our client systems across all our sites.
It's a single WSUS server at head office with all clients set to receive and install updates through the night.
We have an issue were laptop users visit other sites and connect to the WIFI, because their laptop has not been on through out the night they start downloading all the updates at the remote site over our MPLS. This causes a strain on our bandwidth that we can't have.
Is there any way that I can setup laptop users to only download updates when they are connected to our head office network (VLAN)?
It's a single WSUS server at head office with all clients set to receive and install updates through the night.
We have an issue were laptop users visit other sites and connect to the WIFI, because their laptop has not been on through out the night they start downloading all the updates at the remote site over our MPLS. This causes a strain on our bandwidth that we can't have.
Is there any way that I can setup laptop users to only download updates when they are connected to our head office network (VLAN)?
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I guess I could always just use BITS and throttle the bandwidth on WSUS laptop clients during office hours.
Might be the only thing I could do to resolve the bandwidth use issue.
Might be the only thing I could do to resolve the bandwidth use issue.
I would setup and use branchcache
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831696(v=ws.11).aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831696(v=ws.11).aspx
A caching proxy would solve the problem, all download from your WSUS would be there cache and you point all devices to its local cache.
The problem with centralizing is that it can't work for every situation.
Now if you had branches I'm assuming here --- global policy comes to the branch D.C. But from local D.C. You set group policy for its computer where it would look for its cache proxy to download from.
The problem with centralizing is that it can't work for every situation.
Now if you had branches I'm assuming here --- global policy comes to the branch D.C. But from local D.C. You set group policy for its computer where it would look for its cache proxy to download from.
@Natty Greg
Thanks for suggesting what I had already suggested (Branchecache)
Thanks for suggesting what I had already suggested (Branchecache)
Seems like everyone here is a hothead--picking at--& bickering--- I'm sorry I didn't read your post.. since it's the same thing -// I do not need any points
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"I'm sorry I didn't read your post...."
That's the problem around here.
That's the problem around here.
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Wanted to see if there was a better solution than using BITS.
You may want to look into getting a separate product to address mobile devices. Or just let them download straight from Microsoft. Not ideal, but at least it should relieve your MPLS.