For everyone out there looking for the way to get Windows Update and Microsoft update to work through their Squid caches, here is the recipe I found to work for me. First create a text file named windowsupdate.txt in your squid configuration directory. Place these entries in it: windowsupdate.microsoft.com update.microsoft.com activex.microsoft.com download.windowsupdate.com www.download.windowsupdate.com codecs.microsoft.com stats.updates.microsoft.com c.microsoft.com Then edit your squid.conf file. Create a new acl like: acl WindowsUpdate dstdomain -i "/usr/local/etc/squid/windowsupdate.txt" Prevent caching these updates with this line: no_cache deny WindowsUpdate Make sure everyone on your squid box can get to these sites with this line: http_access allow WindowsUpdate After doing these things do a "squid -k reconfigure" Windows Update and Microsoft Update should be working just fine now through your cache, keeping your Windows boxes up to date. Brian E. Conklin, MCP+I, MCSE Director of Information Services Mason General Hospital PO Box 1668, Shelton, WA 98584 http://www.masongeneral.com Mason General Hospital 901 Mt. View Drive PO Box 1668 Shelton, WA 98584 http://www.masongeneral.com (360) 426-1611 This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee nor authorized to receive for the addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone this message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete the message. Thank you.
