I could have sworn I've seen updates check for system file dates. Michael Stanclift Network Analyst Rockhurst University
http://help.rockhurst.edu (816) 501-4231 -----Original Message----- From: Cisco Clean Access Users and Administrators [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nathaniel Austin Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Updates/Patches/etc Hi Don, Microsoft releases all of their OS hotfixes on "Patch Tuesday" once a month, but yes, when a new ruleset is pulled down it is instantly effective. Since all the Hotfix checks are registry based, there is no date checking like there is with Antivirus definitions. So its a yes or no type of deal. Nate Don Click wrote: > > First off, I want to let everyone know that we have not been heavy > into clean access until very recently. Now, I have a need to "adjust" > the "update" timers. > > I am wondering how the updates really work. For instance - our server > is set to check Cisco every 4 hours for "updates". Does this mean that > if M$ releases a critical patch at 2pm EST, that by 6pm EST, my > clients will fail to work if they don't have it? > > I think I have seen in the manager the ability to adjust the time on a > anti-virus definition to be x # of days old, but what about the > updates from Microsoft? > > Thanks in advance for the info! > > Don Click > > Telecommunications Manager > > Department of Information Services > > Denton County > > (940) 349-3020 - Office > > (940) 349-5186 - Fax >
