Updated Client Not Seen by WSUS Server GeraldF <me[ at ]somewhere.com> 6/5/2007 5:07:39 AM WSUS 3.0 on SBS Server. All working well. Recently updated client machine from W2K to XP sp2. WSUS server recognized OS change, but needed to rename client from MYCOMP to MYCOMPXP. WSUS status states MYCOMP has not been updated (since rename) MYCOMPXP not listed. Should I: 1-Remove MYCOMP from WSUS and let it find MYCOMPXP 2-Give MYCOMPXP a different IP address 3-Rename MYCOMPXP back to MYCOMP Thanks

Re: Updated Client Not Seen by WSUS Server "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> 6/5/2007 1:07:01 PM "GeraldF" <me[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message news:MPG.20ce8f77795f8aa6989699[ at ]news.microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > WSUS 3.0 on SBS Server. All working well. Recently > updated client machine from W2K to XP sp2. WSUS server > recognized OS change, but needed to rename client from > MYCOMP to MYCOMPXP. WSUS status states MYCOMP has not > been updated (since rename) MYCOMPXP not listed. Should > I: > > 1-Remove MYCOMP from WSUS and let it find MYCOMPXP Yes, remove MYCOMP, it's gone and won't be coming back, but that's not what's interfering with MYCOMPXP. > 2-Give MYCOMPXP a different IP address Won't matter. > 3-Rename MYCOMPXP back to MYCOMP You could do that, but I doubt it will matter either. The issue here would seem to be a "failure to communicate" on the part of the new client system. As I understand from what you've written above, you upgraded the OS on MYCOMP to WinXPSP2, which was recognized by the WSUS server. Then, you changed the name on the computer. When you renamed the computer, you most likely created a new domain computer account. Which, in an SBS environment, will be placed in the default container "Computers", which has no policies linked. If you put that computer back in the appropriate OU, I believe your problem will be solved. -- Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP Independent WSUS Evangelist MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007) https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=30E00990-8F1D-4774-BD62-D095EB07B36E Everything you need for WSUS is at http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/wsus/default.mspx And, almost everything else is at http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com ..... > > Thanks

Re: Updated Client Not Seen by WSUS Server GeraldF <me[ at ]somewhere.com> 6/5/2007 5:22:36 PM [Quoted Text] > Then, you changed the name on the computer. When you renamed the computer, > you most likely created a new domain computer account. Which, in an SBS > environment, will be placed in the default container "Computers", which has > no policies linked. If you put that computer back in the appropriate OU, I > believe your problem will be solved. I clicked on Update Services and upgraded the Windows Update on the client (MYCOMPXP), using I guess the OLD SUS it downloaded the UPDATE SERVICES update. After uprade services was upgraded, MYCOMP disappeared from WSUS and MYCOMPXP appeared. Since WSUS recognized MYCOMPXP all the upgrades where downloaded. Thanks for you suggestions.