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Can I prevent Windows Update from using specific network connections?
Hello everyone
How can I prevent windows updates from using a specific network connection? in depth: My user now has a 3G WWAN card and wants to use it to connect to the corporate VPN when out of range of conventional WiFi hotspots. She has a monthly contract that allows roaming europe wide for a reasonable fee but data is limited to 50MB/day. I want to ensure that windows update will not use the WWAN connection. To do this I will need to prevent windows update using the VPN as well. The VPN is presented as a NIC, so I'll be preventing windows updates on both connections (WWAN & VPN) PC: Windows XP Pro SP2 + updates to date member of domain openvpn vodafone 3G data card, pretty good bandwidth - http://www.speedtest.net/result/367594201.png Any ideas how I can do this or info on how you have managed WWAN & background traffic like Windows updates? Thanks A. |
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Can I prevent Windows Update from using specific network connectio
Probably the best idea is to set the Automatic Updates service to Manual, and start it manually when on an unrestricted network. net start wuauserv from a command prompt or shortcut will start it. " wrote: Hello everyone How can I prevent windows updates from using a specific network connection? in depth: My user now has a 3G WWAN card and wants to use it to connect to the corporate VPN when out of range of conventional WiFi hotspots. She has a monthly contract that allows roaming europe wide for a reasonable fee but data is limited to 50MB/day. I want to ensure that windows update will not use the WWAN connection. To do this I will need to prevent windows update using the VPN as well. The VPN is presented as a NIC, so I'll be preventing windows updates on both connections (WWAN & VPN) PC: Windows XP Pro SP2 + updates to date member of domain openvpn vodafone 3G data card, pretty good bandwidth - http://www.speedtest.net/result/367594201.png Any ideas how I can do this or info on how you have managed WWAN & background traffic like Windows updates? Thanks A. |
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Can I prevent Windows Update from using specific network connections?
Best workaround would be to configure Automatic Updates to the "Notify Only"
setting (user will have to approve the downloads and installs, in which case she should not download anything unless she's not connected via the WWAN card). See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 PS: It is not necessary or desirable to disable the AU Service as Antaeus suggested, IMHO. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Andy wrote: How can I prevent windows updates from using a specific network connection? in depth: My user now has a 3G WWAN card and wants to use it to connect to the corporate VPN when out of range of conventional WiFi hotspots. She has a monthly contract that allows roaming europe wide for a reasonable fee but data is limited to 50MB/day. I want to ensure that windows update will not use the WWAN connection. To do this I will need to prevent windows update using the VPN as well. The VPN is presented as a NIC, so I'll be preventing windows updates on both connections (WWAN & VPN) PC: Windows XP Pro SP2 + updates to date member of domain openvpn vodafone 3G data card, pretty good bandwidth - http://www.speedtest.net/result/367594201.png Any ideas how I can do this or info on how you have managed WWAN & background traffic like Windows updates? Thanks A. |
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Can I prevent Windows Update from using specific network connections?
good idea!!
a GP change and a bit fo user education and we're done. Many Thanks. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... Best workaround would be to configure Automatic Updates to the "Notify Only" setting (user will have to approve the downloads and installs, in which case she should not download anything unless she's not connected via the WWAN card). See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 PS: It is not necessary or desirable to disable the AU Service as Antaeus suggested, IMHO. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Andy wrote: How can I prevent windows updates from using a specific network connection? in depth: My user now has a 3G WWAN card and wants to use it to connect to the corporate VPN when out of range of conventional WiFi hotspots. She has a monthly contract that allows roaming europe wide for a reasonable fee but data is limited to 50MB/day. I want to ensure that windows update will not use the WWAN connection. To do this I will need to prevent windows update using the VPN as well. The VPN is presented as a NIC, so I'll be preventing windows updates on both connections (WWAN & VPN) PC: Windows XP Pro SP2 + updates to date member of domain openvpn vodafone 3G data card, pretty good bandwidth - http://www.speedtest.net/result/367594201.png Any ideas how I can do this or info on how you have managed WWAN & background traffic like Windows updates? Thanks A. |
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