Constant WSUS issues (Connection Errors)
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@dave247 said in Constant WSUS issues (Connection Errors):
I still haven't been able to get WSUS to work. Such bullshit. Luckily I have my 3rd party tool that I can depend on...
That's odd... it's always just worked whenever I've set it up.
What exactly isn't working?
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@dashrender said in Constant WSUS issues (Connection Errors):
How about starting over from scratch.
Delete the GPOs you made
format the host you made (rebuild it as a Hyper-V or KVM then install a VM of 2016, etc)
create new GPOs, but limit it to a small testing scope
then expand.Yeah I've started over from scratch 3 different times and no dice. 3 completely different servers. And it's not like it's my firewall because wsus has actually downloaded updates and installed some.
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@dave247 said in Constant WSUS issues (Connection Errors):
@dashrender said in Constant WSUS issues (Connection Errors):
How about starting over from scratch.
Delete the GPOs you made
format the host you made (rebuild it as a Hyper-V or KVM then install a VM of 2016, etc)
create new GPOs, but limit it to a small testing scope
then expand.Yeah I've started over from scratch 3 different times and no dice. 3 completely different servers. And it's not like it's my firewall because wsus has actually downloaded updates and installed some.
but did you start over with the GPOs?
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Bringing up my dead post here...
I recently looked back into this with my Group Policy and I noticed that I had a GPO that had this setting enabled: "Computer Conf > Policies > Admin Temps > System/Internet Communication Management/Internet Communication settings > Turn off access to all Windows Update features" and this was set to Enabled. I am wondering if this perhaps played a part with my WSUS server's continual connection error...
Here is the descritpion, "If you enable this policy setting, all Windows Update features are removed. This includes blocking access to the Windows Update website at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com, from the Windows Update hyperlink on the Start menu, and also on the Tools menu in Internet Explorer. Windows automatic updating is also disabled; you will neither be notified about nor will you receive critical updates from Windows Update. This policy setting also prevents Device Manager from automatically installing driver updates from the Windows Update website."
According to the description, it is removing access to the Windows Update site, but it doesn't say anything in there about a local WSUS server.. so I would think a local WSUS would still work even if this setting is enabled.
Anyway, I am removing this setting and will try WSUS out again. I temporarily gave up on the project as I had continual connection issues, despite following technet setup guides and attempting to install the role on 3 different servers in an attempt to get it working. All failed..
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@dave247 said in Constant WSUS issues (Connection Errors):
Bringing up my dead post here...
I recently looked back into this with my Group Policy and I noticed that I had a GPO that had this setting enabled: "Computer Conf > Policies > Admin Temps > System/Internet Communication Management/Internet Communication settings > Turn off access to all Windows Update features" and this was set to Enabled. I am wondering if this perhaps played a part with my WSUS server's continual connection error...
Here is the descritpion, "If you enable this policy setting, all Windows Update features are removed. This includes blocking access to the Windows Update website at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com, from the Windows Update hyperlink on the Start menu, and also on the Tools menu in Internet Explorer. Windows automatic updating is also disabled; you will neither be notified about nor will you receive critical updates from Windows Update. This policy setting also prevents Device Manager from automatically installing driver updates from the Windows Update website."
According to the description, it is removing access to the Windows Update site, but it doesn't say anything in there about a local WSUS server.. so I would think a local WSUS would still work even if this setting is enabled.
Anyway, I am removing this setting and will try WSUS out again. I temporarily gave up on the project as I had continual connection issues, despite following technet setup guides and attempting to install the role on 3 different servers in an attempt to get it working. All failed..
Hopefully that will be it.
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@dbeato said in Constant WSUS issues (Connection Errors):
@dave247 said in Constant WSUS issues (Connection Errors):
Bringing up my dead post here...
I recently looked back into this with my Group Policy and I noticed that I had a GPO that had this setting enabled: "Computer Conf > Policies > Admin Temps > System/Internet Communication Management/Internet Communication settings > Turn off access to all Windows Update features" and this was set to Enabled. I am wondering if this perhaps played a part with my WSUS server's continual connection error...
Here is the descritpion, "If you enable this policy setting, all Windows Update features are removed. This includes blocking access to the Windows Update website at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com, from the Windows Update hyperlink on the Start menu, and also on the Tools menu in Internet Explorer. Windows automatic updating is also disabled; you will neither be notified about nor will you receive critical updates from Windows Update. This policy setting also prevents Device Manager from automatically installing driver updates from the Windows Update website."
According to the description, it is removing access to the Windows Update site, but it doesn't say anything in there about a local WSUS server.. so I would think a local WSUS would still work even if this setting is enabled.
Anyway, I am removing this setting and will try WSUS out again. I temporarily gave up on the project as I had continual connection issues, despite following technet setup guides and attempting to install the role on 3 different servers in an attempt to get it working. All failed..
Hopefully that will be it.
Actually, now that I think about it (after several hours of posting this and over a month since the original post) I believe the WSUS server was in an OU which had that GPO applied, thus I assume it was unable to reach windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Seems obvious to me now after such an unacceptably long time. Good lord I should let go for incompetence.
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@dave247 said in Constant WSUS issues (Connection Errors):
ver was in an OU which had that GPO applied, thus I assume it was unable to reach windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Seems obvious to me now after such an unacceptably long time. Good lord I shoul
Man, that is a lot of problems
