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Guest AndyHancock
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Where can one find firewall rules to allow Windows 2000 updates?

Specifically, which applictions will be reaching out, input or output,

the type of access/data (TCP, UDP, etc.), which executable will be

doing this, the swath of IP addresses which it could contact, and the

ports? I've got my automatic updates to only notify me, not download

and install. I do that manually.

 

Thanks!

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Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]
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<QP>

Transmission protocols and ports: The transmission protocols and ports used

are HTTP 80 and HTTPS 443.

</QP>

Source and more:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...d/17_2kupd.mspx

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AndyHancock wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Where can one find firewall rules to allow Windows 2000 updates?

> Specifically, which applictions will be reaching out, input or output,

> the type of access/data (TCP, UDP, etc.), which executable will be

> doing this, the swath of IP addresses which it could contact, and the

> ports? I've got my automatic updates to only notify me, not download

> and install. I do that manually.

>

> Thanks! </span>

Guest AndyHancock
Posted

Hmm. The choice for the firewall is TDP, UDP, ICMP, or other. Would

HTTP be implemented on top of one of first two?

 

I accessed the the website you referenced, and the relevant solution

seems to be Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS). All links link

to a webpage for Windows 2000 Server, which I don't run (this is for a

home computer).

 

I was wondering what Microsoft had in mind for home users using a

firewall. Such users need to create rules based on the specific

outreaching application, protocol, IP addresses to be contacted,

direction (in/out), and ports (which you've provided).

 

On Apr 10, 7:20 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> <QP>

> Transmission protocols and ports: The transmission protocols and

> ports used are HTTP 80 and HTTPS 443.

> </QP>

> Source and

> more:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...00pro/maintain/...

>

>AndyHancock wrote:<span style="color:green">

>> Where can one find firewall rules to allow Windows 2000 updates?

>> Specifically, which applictions will be reaching out, input or

>> output, the type of access/data (TCP, UDP, etc.), which executable

>> will be doing this, the swath of IP addresses which it could

>> contact, and the ports? I've got my automatic updates to only

>> notify me, not download and install. I do that manually.</span></span>

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]
Posted

HTTP(S)

 

AndyHancock wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Hmm. The choice for the firewall is TDP, UDP, ICMP, or other. Would

> HTTP be implemented on top of one of first two?

>

> I accessed the the website you referenced, and the relevant solution

> seems to be Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS). All links link

> to a webpage for Windows 2000 Server, which I don't run (this is for a

> home computer).

>

> I was wondering what Microsoft had in mind for home users using a

> firewall. Such users need to create rules based on the specific

> outreaching application, protocol, IP addresses to be contacted,

> direction (in/out), and ports (which you've provided).

>

> On Apr 10, 7:20 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:<span style="color:green">

>> <QP>

>> Transmission protocols and ports: The transmission protocols and

>> ports used are HTTP 80 and HTTPS 443.

>> </QP>

>> Source and

>> more:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...00pro/maintain/...

>>

>> AndyHancock wrote:<span style="color:darkred">

>>> Where can one find firewall rules to allow Windows 2000 updates?

>>> Specifically, which applictions will be reaching out, input or

>>> output, the type of access/data (TCP, UDP, etc.), which executable

>>> will be doing this, the swath of IP addresses which it could

>>> contact, and the ports? I've got my automatic updates to only

>>> notify me, not download and install. I do that manually. </span></span></span>

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