Private Software Update Server (SUS)
Hiz to all.. I'm a member of a wide private wireless network here in Greece and i took the liberty of creating the first Mac SUS (Software Update Server) here. There are not many mac-users but it's a service everybody is going to use,…
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Hiz to all..
I'm a member of a wide private wireless network here in Greece
and i took the liberty of creating the first Mac SUS (Software
Update Server) here.
There are not many mac-users but it's a service everybody is
going to use, where wireless is available and internet is not.
It's nice update a mac-user system using max 54mbit line!
Now for my problem... (i hope someone helps cause i'm stuck! :S)
The mac os x server machine is on my private network configured
to get dns from a dns server of my own that cascades other dns'
from the wide wireless network. So it can resolve internet, "our"
own private network, and "my" own network.
My system is upgraded at 10.5.7 server with all
packages/software/apps updated. I've started the SUS service and
fetched all packages from apple (took 5 days "omg").
I've followed the guide i found on the net
here tiny url.com/macsus1
and here tiny url.com/macsus2
..
The thing is i'm stuck at apache aliases cause the 1st link it's
an old Tiger guide, the 2nd link tries to update it but... the SUS
runs at 8080 and apache at 80. The aliases i tried heh, i've
tried'em all, when i switch to my local dns server the
swscan.apple.com resolves at my local sus machine but pop's
up a message about the leopard-merged file can't be found..
I've tried some Safari links in case i open the xml file to browse
the contents but somewhere there the alias breaks..
I'm in dire need to fix that cause i've managed to get all
mac-users hyped up for nothing..
Anybody?
Thanx in advance!
p.s. i'm not so familiar with the mac os x server but i've managed
to understand it quite fast, it's not hard, it's the too small parts
i'm missing, stuff only time teaches!
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The Software Update Server (aka SUS) is not obtained, it's included as a service with the Mac OS X Server Operating System.. a system different from the ones that we install..
But i've managed to make it work so, but i can't distribute the updates inside my local or wide wifi network..
I've got problems with the apache configuration and the xmls/plists that the SUS client inside every leopard and snowleopard..
Anybody?
I've updated it to 10.5.8 and it runs a lot of services including the SUS (software update server) and the SUS downloaded all the latest updates for Leopard and some Snow Leopard.
I want to have my friends clients connect to my sus server and not apple's cause they don't have internet but they are connected to the wide wifi network we have.. so they can get the updates and with 54mbit speed
Cause it's not an internet wifi network it's a wide personal network numbering more than 6.000 people.. it's only network, no internet.. so we must find a way to re-distribute the updates
Perfect mate..
it's dns with aliases the whole thing i can't figure out cause all internet info i found was for the old tiger server and the stuff don't fit with teh leo server :S
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6 technical responses curated from 19 original dispatches
What about Just bridging the WIFI network to the high speed internet and let the download there own software updates?
Oh, I see. When I get my internet on my network (I am waiting for my new router to come in), I might experiment with it.
OK, I have started the SUS server on my server , I am awaiting my router should be here either today or in the next day or two. Then testing will start.
Will keep posted.
Ok, Well I got almost everything set up, All I have to do is get the updae and get my second Machince up and running as a client on my Wireless N network.
Keep ya posted dude...
If I can get my Toshiba satellite L305 running again I can test this setup, But My iPC disk will not boot right any ideas?
I get "USBF" error then it says "still waiting for root device" ?
ok, ill have my laptop up and running by tomorrow will conduct expeirment then (Maby if all goes well) Had problems before trying to update. SMBios.kext reading wrong identifier?