Install and auto update problems

Sorry in advance for the long post but I have a couple of major problems.....

Trying to install and configure a server based install for our 80 plus users but I am having a few problems. First off I can push the install to the clients but only using the default install package, if I try to make my own package it appears to create it fine and I can choose it in the RA Console but when I go to start the install it fails with the following message: "NOD32 installer could not connect to the server 'NOD32:2224'. WGLE Code 0 "

I have re-made the package several times checking I have not missed anything obvious and the directory the install files are in has been shared with full read/write access but no luck. As I say the 'Default' install works fine and I can even push my config file down to the client afterwards but this is where my next problem starts, auto update !

The client refuses to connect to the server for an update, again I have setup a mirror on the server machine and have shared the folder but no joy. The error says it cannot connect to the server, I am using the 'currently logged user' for authentication and we run a Windows 2000 domain.

I get a feeling I am not doing something really obvious but cannot think what it may be.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as I need to get this installed on our clients as soon as poss as our Sophos licence runs out very soon !

 

Sophos has been completely removed and a cold boot performed on the PC.

 

When you say NOD pushes an update do you mean from the Admin Console via scheduled task ?

 

Don't worry about babbling, all info is useful.

Just to add to my troubles I have now managed to trash my network login while trying to uninstall NOD32. Using the uninstall option from the Start menu it begins to go through the process but then hangs on the "Please wait" message (waited for 10 mins!) so forced power down and the only way to get rid of NOD is to go into safe mode and then run the uninstall routine.

This is not giving me that 'warm cuddly feeling' that I hoped for, does not bode well for an 80 user plus roll-out !

 

Hi,

You may have got the hanging problem because NOD was trying to update and was hanging at the server. IE: The update was not completed. Happened to me just now. Install again, do a manual update then see how it works.

Take Care,

 

Just off the top of me head:

You've made sure the port specified in the package is not blocked at the router.

You've enabled the Use HTTP tickbox in the mirror setup.

Permissions to the shared update area are set correctly.

Have you tried another "authentication" setting at the server?

Good luck.

 

Thanks for all your suggestions everyone, I will pick this up on Monday as it is time to go home. I will give an update next week once I have had another chance to try a few ideas.

 

Contact ESet support. It has improved tremendously recently. Send an email to support@nod32.com.

Support techs are knowledgeable and fast to reply ( I got a reply within 50 minutes of sending the email and a second reply almost immediately). That was yesterday. Today, I had an email waiting for me from Eset team asking survey type questions as to how fast I was helped, was the help adequate, etc? So, I think Eset is really trying now to have excellent, fast support.

 

First of all, the HTTP-option should be used for the mirror. It's much easier, and no sharing, etc, is required.

And, when you push the installation, make sure that the "Default package" isn't selected when you select which machines to push it too.

Also make sure that the clients can connect to the server.. From a client, try connecting via telnet to the IP-address and port of the server. Also try it using the computer name.

Best regards,
Anders

 

For those having problem with uninstallation freezing, please stop AMON and then run uninstallation. It happens only sporadically, however, we have already figured out the reason and it's already been fixed (the fix will work in v. 2.000.10).

 

The response time may vary from a few minutes to max. 3-4 days in case you send one on Friday's evening. During weekend, we're doing our best to respond to the most urgent inquiries at least.

 

OK folks just a quick update, I have moved from my test machine and installed the RAC and server onto my W2K server and all is going well. I am able to 'push' the customised install package with my configuration changes to the clients (just a couple so far) and they appear to be updating from the mirror on the server OK, hopefully this will continue.

It would seem that I may have been using the stand-alone install files instead of the network version, I made sure I got the administrator version for my packages this time. As for the update mirror problem I cannot put my finger on the cause but having moved to this other server all seems well.

The uninstall problem does go away if you stop AMON first, however this could be a problem if you want to remove NOD32 from a lot of machines (not that I ever would !)

Once again thanks for all your suggestions and help.

 

Thanks, for the tip. I always had to uninstall in safe mode, because it hangs on uninstalling. Though the hanging happens to me all the time. Something common in my setup. Shaggiee glad to see it works, I have 536 machines in counting that have NOD32 installed.

One thing I've found. When we pushed out NOD32 and the user didn't restart just logged off and logged back in, the computer hung and then we got an error msg from nod32. Once we reboot everything was fine.

Brian