WSUS cannot see clients

[ipconfig/HELP]

Hi,

I have installed WSUS but it cannot see any client Machines. I have configured a GPO to point at the server but still nothing. Does anyone have any ideas or ways to test.

thanks all

[Geoff]

Have you configured the WinHTTP proxy settings with the client side 'proxycfg.exe' tool?
How have the machines been deployed? Are they imaged?

[ipconfig/HELP]

No the machines are not imaged. Not confiured RIS yet.

[Geoff]

Ok, assuming the WinHTTP settings are correct it might be the Windows Update client on the machines is too old. You can force this issue using the following command:

wuauclt /installAUclientFromMicrosoft

or

wuauclt /installAUclient

Alternatively, something might of gone wrong with IIS. Are there any errors in the event log on the WSUS server related to IIS or WSUS directly?

[Ric_]

Just a thought... have the machines definitely received the updated GPO? It might be worth running gpupdate on a couple to make sure.

[tarquel]

varied combinations of:

/force

/sync

/boot

with gpupdate always generally work for me

Nath.

[mattx]

Have you checked the windowsupdate.log file in the system dir on a client ?
That may give you a few clues as to whats going on [ or not ]
If you don't see your WSUS server name in there then you know its not getting the policy correctly......

[tosca925]

I have a script to initiate this, if you have no luck give me a shout.