Re: Bits and Proxy Settings

Axel Mueller wrote:

> We have problems to use windowsupdate on xpsp2 clients. In our environment
> it is nessecary to use an proxy server to get files from internet.
>
> So in our IE we have enabled this proxy. Webbrowsing works well.
>
> If i go to http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...ult.aspx?ln=de
> the detection of new patches works only if i use https:/... and download of
> patches does not work. I think it is bits.. he doesent use my proxy and try
> to go directly to the download file! ?
>
> Why that?? Why he do not use the IE settings??
Hi,

You might need to use proxycfg.exe to set a proxy server configuration
for WinHTTP on the client (or if possible, you may want/need to create
an anonymous access rule for Windows Update site on the proxy server):

Open a command prompt (Start/Run and then "cmd.exe" without the
quotes").

Run this command to see what proxy configuration WU uses:

proxycfg

To get more help on proxycfg if you need to configure it to use
a proxy server or import the proxy settings from current user's
Internet Explorer's settings:

proxycfg -?


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Axel Mueller wrote:

> Hi, thx.
>
> Does "your" command set also the proxy for BITS like this:
>
> bitsadmin /util /setieproxy localsystem MANUAL_PROXY proxy1:80 "<local>"
>
> Is it the same?
>
> When not, do we have 3 !! components which to have the right
> proxy settings: IE, WinHTTP,BITS?
Hi,

Proxycfg.exe will set the proxy setting that BITS uses...


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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
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Torgeir Bakken (MVP) schrieb:
Is it possible to set the WinHTTP Proxy to Autodiscovery (WPAD)? WinHTTP
is able to do that
)http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...onfig_file.asp)
but i don't see an option in proxycfg.exe

Axel