Windows Update fails on Windows Server Only - 0x80244021

Windows Updates quit working on my W2K3 servers. Works fine on my XP machines.

I had the automatic updates set but that stopped working so disabled. I
have an ISA server 2006 and a Cisco ASA 5510 running Trend Micro.

But if the XP machines get out and update - then it is not an ISA or Cisco
issue. Seems that the auto updates might have caused problems. I disabled
but now it just fails every time with the Error Code: 0x80244021.

Ideas?

"COB" <> wrote in message
news:B0E8072D-4327-41A4-979D-...
> Windows Updates quit working on my W2K3 servers. Works fine on my XP machines.
>
> I had the automatic updates set but that stopped working so disabled. I
> have an ISA server 2006 and a Cisco ASA 5510 running Trend Micro.
>
> But if the XP machines get out and update - then it is not an ISA or Cisco
> issue. Seems that the auto updates might have caused problems. I disabled
> but now it just fails every time with the Error Code: 0x80244021.
>
> Ideas?


Try a web search?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc720442.aspx
(Microsoft search for
0x80244021 update codes
)

<quote>
0x80244021 WU_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_BAD_GATEWAY
HTTP 502 - the server, while acting as a gateway or proxy,
received an invalid response from the upstream server it accessed
in attempting to fulfill the request.
</quote>


So, it looks as if your proxy server is the place to go
to understand your symptom. ; )


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Would you have any idea why it only affects my W2k3 servers? Why do my XP
machines get out to update going thru the same ISA 2006 server??

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "COB" <> wrote in message
> news:B0E8072D-4327-41A4-979D-...
> > Windows Updates quit working on my W2K3 servers. Works fine on my XP machines.
> >
> > I had the automatic updates set but that stopped working so disabled. I
> > have an ISA server 2006 and a Cisco ASA 5510 running Trend Micro.
> >
> > But if the XP machines get out and update - then it is not an ISA or Cisco
> > issue. Seems that the auto updates might have caused problems. I disabled
> > but now it just fails every time with the Error Code: 0x80244021.
> >
> > Ideas?
>
>
> Try a web search?
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc720442.aspx
> (Microsoft search for
> 0x80244021 update codes
> )
>
> <quote>
> 0x80244021 WU_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_BAD_GATEWAY
> HTTP 502 - the server, while acting as a gateway or proxy,
> received an invalid response from the upstream server it accessed
> in attempting to fulfill the request.
> </quote>
>
>
> So, it looks as if your proxy server is the place to go
> to understand your symptom. ; )
>
>
> ---
>
>
>
>

"COB" <> wrote in message
news:31230862-B3A8-4A53-9B41-...
> Would you have any idea why it only affects my W2k3 servers? Why do my XP
> machines get out to update going thru the same ISA 2006 server??


>> So, it looks as if your proxy server is the place to go
>> to understand your symptom. ; )


Your proxy server is issuing the response.
Have you checked it to find out why?

Just for a guess at something which would be different,
we could say User-Agent. So, check your User-Agent
or make the app which isn't working spoof the one which is.

http://www.fiddlertool.com/useragent.aspx

Otherwise, what I would do is try getting a packet trace
of the two cases and compare them. If it happens before
a secure channel is needed using Fiddler2 might be sufficient
for that analysis. Otherwise for the XP case you could capture
using netcap (or netmon or WireShark) and format with one of
those others (or Ethereal, WireShark's previous name.)
That won't necessarily give you any insight into why the server
doesn't like requests from one OS but it would at least allow you
to see exactly what it would be receiving for each case.


Good luck

Robert
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