WSUS 3.0 Server not able to Synchronize

I have been trying to get my WSUS 3.0 server to sychronize with the Windows
Update site. I am able to access the web site and search for updates, but
cannot import any updates. When using the WSUS console I get the following
error:

WebException: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.

I do have a proxy server (that does not require an ID or password) set in
the Update Source and Proxy Server section under Options.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what might cause this error?

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hall27 wrote:
> I have been trying to get my WSUS 3.0 server to sychronize with the
> Windows
> Update site. I am able to access the web site and search for updates, but
> cannot import any updates. When using the WSUS console I get the following
> error:
>
> WebException: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.
>
> I do have a proxy server (that does not require an ID or password) set in
> the Update Source and Proxy Server section under Options.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what might cause this error?

hall27 wrote:

> I have been trying to get my WSUS 3.0 server to sychronize with the
> Windows
> Update site. I am able to access the web site and search for updates, but
> cannot import any updates. When using the WSUS console I get the following
> error:
>
> WebException: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.
>
> I do have a proxy server (that does not require an ID or password) set in
> the Update Source and Proxy Server section under Options.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what might cause this error?

The '403' error is coming from your proxy server, and it means, simply, that
you dont' have authorization to access the specified URL.

Since this is a WSUS 3.0 server trying to synchronize, we can immediately
rule out the upstream (microsoft.com) server.

That pretty much leaves the proxy server. What proxy server do you have
installed.

Are you positive that it does not require authentication?

Does the proxy server support connections on both HTTP and HTTPS protocols?

Does the proxy server support *simultaneous* connections from the same host
on HTTP and HTTPS protocols?


Have you checked the proxy server logs for denied attempts to connect to
microsoft.com via HTTPS?




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