We have definitely experienced it working, in a way that we didn't intend. When some updates didn't get distributed to remote DP's, we ended up with all of the computers in the remote offices trying to pull down updates from the microsoft servers at once, bringing the internet connections to their knees. . .
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Jason Sandys <[email protected]> wrote: > The key statement here is that the update was not available on the DP. > This checkbox enables a “fallback” method of downloading the update > binaries. It does not circumvent the updates coming from your DPs. > > > > J > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *elsalvoz > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:47 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [mssms] Microsoft Updates and Option to Install Over > Internet > > > > We have used this in the past and has worked as stated in both networks. > Any time a patch was not found on a DP, clients would fall back to MS. It > worked so well that saturated one of our remote offices in one occasion. > > Cesar A > > On Mar 31, 2015 9:49 AM, "Lawrence, Tony" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I wanted to check if anyone has experience an issue with Windows updates > and having the following setting configured and this actually working > either on internal network or just connected to the external Internet > connection? > > > > > > We are experiencing this setting not working, and wonder if anyone had > experience the same issues and if what the resolution was or what to look > for? > > > > Regards, > Tony > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Tony Lawrence* I* Sr. Client Computing Engineer – Information & > Communication Technology *I *Lend Lease * > > 48 Perimeter Center East, Atlanta, GA 30346 > > T 404 846 7419 I M 404 509 7510 I F 404 848 1077 > > [email protected] | www.lendlease.com > > > > > > > > This email and any attachments are confidential and may also contain > copyright material of the Lend Lease Group. If you are not the intended > recipient, please notify us immediately and delete all copies of this > message. You must not copy, use, disclose, distribute or rely on the > information contained in it. Copying or use of this communication or > information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Contracts > cannot be concluded with the Lend Lease Group nor service effected by > email. None of the staff of the Lend Lease Group are authorised to enter > into contracts on behalf of any member of the Lend Lease Group in this > manner. The fact that this communication is in electronic form does not > constitute our consent to conduct transactions by electronic means or to > use or accept electronic records or electronic signatures. Confidentiality > and legal privilege attached to this communication are not waived or lost > by reason of mistaken delivery to you. Lend Lease does not guarantee that > this email or the attachment(s) are unaffected by computer virus, > corruption or other defects and accepts no liability for any damage caused > by this email or its attachments due to viruses, interception, corruption > or unauthorised access. Lend Lease Group may monitor email traffic data and > also the content of email for the purposes of security and staff training. > Please note that our servers may not be located in your country. A list of > Lend Lease Group entities can be found here > <http://www.lendlease.com/OperatingEntities>. > > > > > > > >
