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ob5
June 19th, 2003, 03:57 AM
Hi,

I have been attempting to set-up a mirror system on an XP Home network.

I have no problems creating the mirror files.

But I cannot get the clients to update from the mirror.

I have read both the FAQ on this and Anders "quick walkthrough" for Win2K (included below).

I have used exactly the set-up described by Anders (except for the server name) but get the following response on the client machines;

"server connection failure".

I can of course just up-date all of the clients from the web but I like to do my bit to save bandwidth.

Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

John C

NOD32 system information
Version:*********1.442 (20030618)
Installed on:******06/18/2003
Virus database build:***3051
Environment version:***1.047
Last Update attempt:***06/19/03 08:24:22

Operating system information
Platform:***Windows XP
Version:***5.1.2600 Service Pack 1
Common controls version: 5.82.2800
RAM:***511 MB

Diagnostics information
Base module build:***3025

Anders walk through;
Re:NOD32 Updates on Win2K PC
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2002, 06:36:13 AM »

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There are two common pitfalls when updating NOD32 over a LAN.

Here's a quick walkthrough I made earlier:


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On mirror-machine: (computer name: THESERVER)

- Download from NOD32-server using the username and password received at purchase.

- In the mirror setup, choose which versions to create mirrors for.

- Enter a path to an existing directory where the mirror files should be stored. (for example: C:\Program Files\ESET\NOD32UPD)

- Share that folder, giving read access to an account on the mirror-machine. (For example, create the account "noduser") Share the folder as "NOD32UPD".

- No username/password should be entered in the mirror setup.
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On client machine:

- Open NOD32 Control Center.

- Click the "Servers..." button.

- COMMON PITFALL 1: Add the server: file://THESERVER/NOD32UPD

- COMMON PITFALL 2: Enter the username and password to access the updates. The username in this example should be: THESERVER\noduser
The password should be the password of the user "noduser" on the computer with the mirrors (THESERVER)

jan
June 19th, 2003, 04:49 AM
Hi ob5,

have you tried the NOD v2?

It has helped to one of ours "happy campers" .

More info here. (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=10339;start=msg67442#msg67442)

Thanks, :)

jan