MBSA - Microsoft Update (offline)

[acent]

Greetings,

Got a problem here that has persisted for some time. I tried to run MBSA and the scan was incomplete and I noticed the following:

Computer name: DOMAIN\SERVER 

IP address: *.*.*.*
Security report name: DOMAIN - SERVER (4-23-2010 4-29 PM) 

Scan date: 4/23/2010 4:29 PM 

Scanned with MBSA version: 2.1.2112.0 

Catalog synchronization date: 2010-04-22T01:09:25Z 

Security update catalog: Microsoft Update (offline)

Why would the Security Update Catelog be offline? It shoud be connecting to microsoft's website.

The background is that I used to have a SUS server, but uninstalled due to it never working quite right. The network isn't big enough for the need for one anyway.

I have also noticed that if I go to update.microsoft.com, there haven't been any updates for some time.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance for helping me with this.

"If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid."
-Murphy's Military Laws

 

[smah]

Are you running from command line or the GUI? Make sure that you set the option for 'configure for Microsoft Update and scanning prerequisits' (/ia switch from command line) and 'Advanced Services, scan using Microsoft Update only' (/wi & /mu switches from command line).

 

[acent]

Sorry for the late response.

I'm not sure what you mean by if I'm running from the command line or the GUI... However, I am not running from the command line, so by process of elimination, I must be running from the GUI.

To the point though... I don't see an option to 'configure for Microsoft Update and scanning prerequisite' and 'Advanced Services, scan using Microsoft Update only'

Thanks.

"If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid."
-Murphy's Military Laws