Gentoo Archives: gentoo-security

From: Martin Zwickel <martin.zwickel@×××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-security@l.g.o
Cc: ochal@××××××.be
Subject: Re: [gentoo-security] Using a gentoo box to cache windows updates & mac updates
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:08:54
Message-Id: 20061004135837.7755fd3f@phoebee
In Reply to: [gentoo-security] Using a gentoo box to cache windows updates & mac updates by Ochal Christophe
1 On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:37:04 +0200
2 Ochal Christophe <ochal@××××××.be> bubbled:
3
4 > Hi,
5 >
6 > I've been looking for a way to use our internal gentoo box (file - &
7 > printserver) to also cache windowsupdates & mac updates.
8
9 Ask Microsoft and Apple... Maybe a squid proxy could help you save
10 bandwidth?!
11
12 Isn't Windows able to distribute patches from one machine over network?
13
14 > Since we have a computershop we need to update *ALOT* of machines,
15 > and there's no flatrate internet available in Belgium, meaning we
16 > tend to run into our download limits.
17 >
18 > Does anyone know if this is feasable? If so, how?
19 >
20 > With kind regards,
21 > Ochal Christophe
22
23
24 --
25 MyExcuse:
26 system needs to be rebooted
27
28 Martin Zwickel <martin.zwickel@×××××××××××.de>
29 Research & Development
30
31 TechnoTrend AG <http://www.technotrend.de>

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