* On 01/07/06 11:55 +0800, John Mok wrote: | Hi, | | I am using squid-2.5.STABLE12 on FC3 Linux and would like to reduce the | Internet traffic and accelerate for windowsupdate. I found that there | were many TCP_MISS for windowsupdate (as shown below) although I set a | large value for maximum object size (e.g. 600MB) and I was sure that a | previous user had got the update before. | | 1151634455.935 9740 10.144.11.88 TCP_MISS/200 | 833603 GET | http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/CabPool/q329414_mdacall_x86_6455F9E15D1FD876A354AC196BCE848B4EA39180.exe? | - DIRECT/69.28.145.34 application/octet-stream | 1151634456.756 761 10.144.11.88 TCP_MISS/200 | 337 GET | http://v3stats.windowsupdate.com/wutrack.bin? - | DIRECT/207.46.197.117 application/octet-stream | 1151634456.965 208 10.144.11.88 TCP_MISS/200 | 714 GET | http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CRCCif/6271_08A08E5B8A56FDC63B1EA85C7D30754FC5857DF3.cif? | - DIRECT/207.46.18.94 application/octet-stream | | Is there any way to cache the winodwsupdate? IMHO, if you have a Windows farm, it would be a big advantage to run your own local Windows Update Services Server (or whatever M$ calls it these days). Then all your Windows PCs will update from it, thereby reducing the Internet traffic. It's free from Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/updateservices/downloads/WSUS.mspx -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <wash@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ Fuch's Warning: If you actually look like your passport photo, you aren't well enough to travel.