Re: Windows Update and Firewall (Velociraptor 1100)
From: Brad K. (not_at_ofthisworld.com)
Date: 05/24/04
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Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 17:57:09 GMT
The first time one uses WUpdate on a box, it is required that an
ActiveX Control is downloaded to use the service. Have you checked
the status of that ActiveX Control? Perhaps it was never downloaded?
Is it by any chance corrupted?
Brad
On Thu, 13 May 2004 12:30:09 -0400, "DaMaN"
<ottawapak@remove-me.icqmail.com> wrote:
>I guess I wasn't clear in my message but this is an enterprise solution. The
>Velociraptor 1100 is a firewall appliance that is sitting in front of the
>webserver and we are using the NAT to hide behind it. However, we do have
>the webserver allowing traffic in and out so people can see the website but
>the issue I have is https:// or rather the windowsupdate.microsoft.com comes
>back with 0x800c0005 error on its site when I try to scan for updates. Must
>have something to do with it comparing its cookies and and stuff.
>Not sure.
>
>"*Vanguard*" <no-email@reply-to-newsgroup.invalid> wrote in message
>news:i-ednToVCYsZAT_dRVn-uw@comcast.com...
>> DaMaN said in news:c7tcug$4lk$1@nrc-news.nrc.ca:
>> > Hi,
>> > With all the worms and MS patches out there we have recently
>> > installed a firewall by Symantec but we are trying to figure out how
>> > to allow the Windows Update site to work. We thought that the
>> > redirected http service would be enough to allow the update site to
>> > look for missing patches and updates but it just doesn't seem to want
>> > to scan the PC. Does anyone know what port it is supposed to scan on
>> > or rather the service that we need to open up so that we can keep my
>> > 2000 server up to date?
>>
>> Right-click on the tray icon (or use the application shortcut to load
>> it) to temporarily disable the firewall to see if it is indeed the cause
>> of your problem. You only mention Symantec but not which firewall you
>> use. I have their personal Norton Internet Security but I'm sure they
>> have a corporate or enterprise version, too. The personal version will
>> popup alerts when an application is trying to make an Internet
>> connection. It should offer an auto-configure selection.
>>
>> It may not be your firewall. Could be the settings for your Internet
>> security zone. So list the "*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com" site under
>> the Trusted security zone. If you have MS Office, you probably should
>> also add "officeupdate.microsoft.com" to your Trusted security zone.
>>
>>
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