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CID Server support different OS's

maeglin
I would like to create a CID server on Linux that provides updates to Linux, Unix and Windows clients. The clients do not have access to the Internet. The CID server shares a directory with the clients and can retrieve its own updates. The "mkinstpkg" tool creates an OS-specific installer which will not work on the other systems. Are the alternate OS files even on the CID server? If this will not work, are there instructions for downloading the update data directly so the CID server can store the update files for the other operating systems? Sincerely
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    I appears that I can use the Linux box on the Internet-side as a proxy server for a UNIX CID server on the private network.

    While creating the installation package on the CID server (mkinstpkg) I am given the option to specfify a website from which to retreive updates:

    Updating from your own server.
Website or directory from which to update? []

    Can I specify a proxy server directly here?

    Alternatively, I could specify "sophos" for updates, but configure the WPAD statically in the hosts file?

    The Sophos AutoUpdate service uses WinHTTP for update requests. WPAD and PAC can thus be used to ensure that updates are downloaded via the proxy server.
    www.sophos.com/.../121131.aspx

     Do  you have any experience, insights or references for a set-up like this? Are there any issues with haveing the SUM talk through a proxy?

    Sincerely

    :56448
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    I appears that I can use the Linux box on the Internet-side as a proxy server for a UNIX CID server on the private network.

    While creating the installation package on the CID server (mkinstpkg) I am given the option to specfify a website from which to retreive updates:

    Updating from your own server.
Website or directory from which to update? []

    Can I specify a proxy server directly here?

    Alternatively, I could specify "sophos" for updates, but configure the WPAD statically in the hosts file?

    The Sophos AutoUpdate service uses WinHTTP for update requests. WPAD and PAC can thus be used to ensure that updates are downloaded via the proxy server.
    www.sophos.com/.../121131.aspx

     Do  you have any experience, insights or references for a set-up like this? Are there any issues with haveing the SUM talk through a proxy?

    Sincerely

    :56448
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