Re: [fw-wiz] (no subject)

From: Matt Dunn (matt.dunn_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/26/04

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    To: "Spearman, William CONT (FISC YOKO)" <william_w_spearman@yoko.fisc.navy.mil>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:37:12 -0400

    Just to get the obvious out of the way...

    1. The http and https were done on the same machine, same user, same
    browser, right?
    2. What specifically leads you to believe that it's the PIX at fault?

    On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:23:35 +0900, Spearman, William CONT (FISC YOKO)
    <william_w_spearman@yoko.fisc.navy.mil> wrote:
    > Wizards,
    >
    > I've just joined, so if this has been a discussion in the past and you
    > will lead me to the thread in the archives, I'll go there.
    >
    > We've encountered a problem with the PIX firewall and it's interaction
    > with Windows Update (from Windows 2000 workstation sp4).
    >
    > Using the following url:
    > http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp (which is the
    > default) we see a message from the update server that, and I quote:
    >
    > "Administrators Only
    > To install items from Windows Update, you must be logged on as an
    > administrator or a member of the Administrators group. If your computer
    > is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you
    > from completing this procedure.
    > "
    >
    > HOWEVER, when we change the "http" to "https", we see this:
    >
    > "Checking for the latest version of the Windows Update Software"
    > followed by "Welcome to Windows Update"
    >
    > Have any of you see this through your PIX or heard reports of this
    > through any other venue?
    >
    > Bill Spearman
    > LAN Administrator
    > FISC Yokosuka
    > DSN: 243-9102
    > Comm: 81-46-816-9102
    >
    >
    >
    >
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