Searching for updates inside LAN needs Internet?

Dear All,

in my case, the update package (i. e. the wyu-files as well as the wys-file) is located on a server inside my company. The server path is correctly configured on the client in terms of a "file:///" address.Thus, I would assume that there is no Internet access required for checking if there is an update available.

However, if I disconnect the Internet by disabling our proxy, the update dialog shows the message "Searching for updates to <program name>" for about 1:45 minutes. After this, the message appears that an update has been found, and I can download and install it.

If I enable the proxy and try the update again, the update is found within a few seconds.

My question now is why wyUpdate needs the Internet in this case. Can I avoid this by configuration? The reason I am asking this is that our customers may not have Internet access on all clients.

Best regards,Markus

wyUpdate checks for updates to itself. So if you're doing completely offline updates then you also need to publish the wyUpdate elf-updates locally. See: How to make a custom version of wyUpdate

Hi Wyatt,

thanks for the information.

I have downloaded the source code and debugged it for 2 hours now, but up to now I was not able to find out how to change the code in order to avoid the self update and Internet access.

Can anyone give me a hint?

Best regards,Markus

You don't have to change the code. Use our pre-built wyUpdate and use a self-update path like this:

%updatepath$/self-update.wys

Thanks a bunch! It works perfectly now, even with disconnected Internet.

I really appreciate your immediate and valuable answers!

Best regards,Markus

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