Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

Hi Troy, On 18.01.2011 16:00, Troy Hamilton wrote: I wonder if one could avoid these disadvantages of BITS by using wget.exe (from gnuwin32 project) instead. One could use the -c or --continue option to resume partially downloaded files and the --limit-rate=RATE option for throttling

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

Michael, On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Michael Chinn michael.ch...@gbrmpa.gov.au wrote: Bits has some advantages, Namely you can throttle it using a GPO Be warned it has a number of disadvantages, no COM interface, it self throttles 2 seconds after it detects other traffic which can be

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

Kennedy Sent: 29 December 2010 14:25 To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files? I'm just wondering if anyone has ever taken a look at using BITS to transfer files to the client? Having recently started a new job where I have 250+ sites that I would love

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files?

Mandi! Malte Starostik In chel di` si favelave... There is one requirement that might get in the way: machine authentication requires kerberos, so you need an AD domain, either with a Windows 2000+ DC or Samba 4. I haven't tried the latter yet, but I certainly will some day. A

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files?

Am Donnerstag, 6. Januar 2011, 23:45:41 schrieb Marco Gaiarin: Yes, i know that in AD machine account work, but i can confirm that, at least for samba 3.2, in nt-like domain not... ;((( Right, and it cannot work, regardless of samba version. Windows clients will only authenticate with their

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files?

Malte Starostik ma...@malte.homeip.net writes: I can't confirm this. I'm running WPKG off a samba server and the clients access the share with machine credentials just fine. I've granted read access to the Domain Computers group and all is well. And a guest access OK? Without it I have

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files?

Am Sonntag, 2. Januar 2011, 23:39:52 schrieb Marco Gaiarin: Mandi! Malte Starostik In chel di` si favelave... I can't confirm this. I'm running WPKG off a samba server and the clients access the share with machine credentials just fine. I've granted read access to the Domain

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files?

Mandi! Malte Starostik In chel di` si favelave... I can't confirm this. I'm running WPKG off a samba server and the clients access the share with machine credentials just fine. I've granted read access to the Domain Computers group and all is well. The share that the clients write

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files?

Mandi! Rainer Meier In chel di` si favelave... So please consider setting up a distributed WPKG configuration where local nodes fetch packages from a local software repository server. I add some consideration. I agree, but i've also found the limit of these approach syncing a full

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files?

Am Donnerstag, 30. Dezember 2010, 11:42:54 schrieb Marco Gaiarin: Mandi! Rainer Meier In chel di` si favelave... So please consider setting up a distributed WPKG configuration where local nodes fetch packages from a local software repository server. I add some consideration. I

Re: [wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files?

Hi Marco, On 29.12.2010 10:31, Marco Gaiarin wrote: Mandi! Sean Kennedy In chel di` si favelave... Is this one of those things that was looked at but decided against? How else has everyone solved the bandwidth problem? I replicate the ''wpkg repository'' within servers using unison.