Can anybody tell me if the update task is throtteled as i am getting really slow update speed from local servers on the same lan. if it is throtteled by the admin server is there a way of changing the setting to allow unrestricted download so it downloads as fast as it can ??

thanks

Rob

Are you sure you are pulling for the Admin Kit? I've seen a number of PC's (especially after a deployment) pull from Kaspersky directly. If it is pulling for your KAK, then it depends on what else the server is doing when you are trying to download the updates. Obviously the more computers you have pulling, the slower it's going to be.

The only "throttle" that Kaspersky has, is what your network can handle. If it is slow for everyone you may want to start trying to find out why.

thanks i will check it out, i think it might be the number of machines conecting, i would rather have fewer machines conecting with faster download speeds than more machines that trickle out. if you get what i am saying.

Set the task to Randomize, that way your server doesn't have to send the updates to all of the machines at once.

This is how my admin kit has always been. I've got a straight gigabit connection from my desk to the switch the admin server is on, and the max transfer I see is usually in the 35KB/sec range. Still better than updating via the internet, which is usually around 15KB/sec. I don't know if it's because Kaspersky chooses to use individual update files versus one larger package?

Well, I'm assuming you have a few computers...like 100+

If all those PCs are hitting your Server at the same time it doesn't matter what your backbone connection is, your HDD's can only do so much at any give point. You also have to remember that your Workstations are probably only running at 100mps, and half of the is taken up by other things the PC is doing. Network speeds are rarely the problem, it's always going to end up being your HDD being the bottleneck.

Simple fact of computing...