Apple software update, reset to Apple?

I have several Macs which look to the local server for Apple Software Updates.
I would like to reset them to look directly to Apple for these updates.
I've tried deleting com.apple.softwareupdate.plist files
I've tried in terminal using the default command.
I've tried turning off the Apple Software Update service on the server.
But they still try to get the updates from the local servers.
Am I missing something?
Any advise would be welcomed.

How did you apply these settings in the first place? Are you using the Workgroup Manager application? If this is the case, the CatalogURL: gets applied at every boot. You can check with this terminalcommand:
mcxquery -computerOnly -computer 'yourcomputername'
with yourcomputername replaced by the actual name of this particular machine. Look for a row that has "com.apple.SoftwareUpdate" in it. in this case, you have to change the Update server URL in Workgroup Manager

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Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Initially the software update takes longer than normal than in Tiger to check., It may seems like it is stalled but it is working. However in your case it may have failed to establish a connection with the server. Perhaps in Ha Noi, it may be too remote, I don't know.
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