distributing updates across a network

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Paul Dean

Hi,

We have to get the internet from Satellite, as we're in the bush in
Africa, and we have a combined download and upload limit of 500MB a month
spread over 5 networked PCs running XP. With so little bandwidth, I don't
want each computer separately downloading its updates. Instead just one
should download and the others should get their updates from that one. Is
this possible?

Alternatively we'll have to consider turning it off altogether and getting
the service pack CDs as they come out, but this is a security risk so I'd
like to investigate all possibilities. Your help would be appreciated.
 
Alternatively we'll have to consider turning it off altogether and getting
the service pack CDs as they come out, but this is a security risk so I'd
like to investigate all possibilities. Your help would be appreciated.
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Why is get CDs a security risk? Like u'll be at risk during shipment?

Plenty of companies don't update right away. Waiting a days/week for
the Microsoft server to unbusy. Plus not all updates are benign, it
can impact your applications in some ways, so regular, and orderly
update is the norm for medium-large companies I've worked for.
Immediate is not needed UNLESS is specifically fixes something that u
know u need right away.
 
Why is getting CDs a security risk? Like u'll be at risk during
shipment?

Plenty of companies don't update right away. Waiting a days/week for
the Microsoft server to unbusy. Plus not all updates are benign, it
can impact your applications in some ways, so regular, and orderly
update is the norm for medium-large companies I've worked for.
Immediate is not needed UNLESS is specifically fixes something that u
know u need right away.
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Thanks for the input. I was just thinking that the Service Pack CDs seem
to be released every 1-2 years - which is a long time for exploits to
become widely known and used. Are there more frequent CDs?
 
Thanks for the input. I was just thinking that the Service Pack CDs seem
to be released every 1-2 years - which is a long time for exploits to
become widely known and used. Are there more frequent CDs?
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One year is indeed too long, Every quarter is more reasonable.

BUT I don't know the answer, I am a network guy, not a desktop/server
administrator. Anyone Windows OS admin know?
 
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