Try to use https://update... Instead of http.. That works for us... But youre right, there is an problem with squid and windowsupdate. If i set proxy settings to automatically (dns or dhcp delivers the wpad settings) than windowsupdate failes. -- Mit freundlichen Gruessen! Axel Mueller +------------------------------------------------------------+ Axel Müller ICT - Services T-Systems GEI GmbH Service Line Systems Integration IBU Public and Healthcare Goslarer Ufer 35, 10589 Berlin, Germany Telefon: +49 30 3497-1859 FAX: +49 30 3497-1177 E-Mail: axel.mueller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Internet: http://www.t-systems.com T-Systems ist eine Division der Deutschen Telekom +------------------------------------------------------------+ The only problem with mornings is that they happen too early in the day -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Lasse Mørk [mailto:debian@xxxxxxxx] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. August 2005 15:22 An: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Aaron McDonnell Betreff: Re: Windows update hangs Hi Aaron The squid is not running as a transperent proxy, and we have manually set the proxy settings in I-Explore. It works though, but takes 30min - 1hour or so to connect. And forever to download the updates. :( > Hi Lasse > > It could be related to the problem I'm having, depending on how your > proxy it set up. I'm trying to build a box to manage the Quarantine > network in our environment and the Windows Update site hangs/fails for me as well. > The > problem in my case is that Squid is a transparent proxy, and when you > click on either the "Custom" or "Express" options, it briefly requires > an SSL connection to download.windowsupdate.com - since Squid doesn't > seem to have a way to do that in transparent mode, it fails. > > If I set IE to use Squid as a proxy directly, it'll work. Have you > tried setting the proxy settings directly in IE yet? > > Aaron > > Lasse Mørk wrote: >> Is there anyway to get around this issue? >> >> It just stalls now where it looks for latest updates. >> Maybe without caching the windows update files? >> >> I am getting kinda desperate! >> >> >> >>>Hmm.. Dosn't seem to help :( >>> >>>It still lacks and run terrible slow. >>> >>> >>>>On 8/11/05, Lasse Mørk <debian@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>>Hey all >>>>> >>>>>squid 2.5.9-10 running debian. >>>>> >>>>>Does anyone knows what to do, when windows update hangs ? >>>>>Sometime it just stalls, but now and then it works, although it is >>>>>got damn slow :( >>>>> >>>>>Including that, it prompts for user and passwords just before it >>>>>checks for updates, I belive it is? >>>>> >>>>>Any solution to this? The best thing would be if it was possible to >>>>>cache the updates, but it worst case I might have to remove the >>>>>windows update site, from the proxy list. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-11.html#ss11.54 >>>> >>>> M. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > > Aaron McDonnell > Network Administrator > Network Operations Centre > University of Western Ontario > Tel: 519-661-2111 ext. 86558 >
