Running 17.6.3 build-24583834on Win11x64
Seeing regular DNS queries issued from the host for FQDN "broadcom.com" - which return what looks like the SOA record
In the client, running the check for Software Updates errors out with "Disconnected - The update server could not be resolved. Check your Internet settings or contact your system administrator." That dialog says the update server is "https://softwareupdate.broadcom.com/cds"
Aha this is triggered by the fact that softwareupdate.broadcom.com. returns a Name Error - the hostname hasn't even been registered yet?!
I thought maybe there was a bug in the updates mechanism in this build, until I ran an nslookup for the updates server hostname :)
Guess I just saw windows doing name devolution on a non-existent fdqn
Obviously related to the changes Broadcom's making specifically with the vmware s/w update channels but it's not a good look.
The telemetry part is working fine, logs and packet dump say so anyway (funny they got the telemetry working fine)
Can anyone confirm?
ben