WSUS Multiple clients, same name...different IP Addresses

I am deploying WSUS 3.0 SP2 into a lab environment.  I have 6 duplicate networks.  Duplicate up to the IP address that is.  They all use the same names for their systems, by the IP's are different.  For example, their are six differnt
machines named "Client 1", but they all have 6 DIFFERENT IP addresses.  In my WSUS console, I can get the machines to show up, but it looks like the machines with the same name are being seen as the same device despite the different IP addresses.  
Is there a work around for this?

but it looks like the machines with the same name are being seen as the same device despite the different IP addresses.  
Is there a work around for this?
Since you have six entries for 'Client1' it would not likely be a SusClientID issue. The machine name and IP Address are attributes of the SusClientID (a GUID). If you have six visible entries for 'Client1', then you have six unique SusClientIDs for those
systems.
Your real issue is the reuse of the hostname. You need to have UNIQUE machine names within a single enterprise network if you want to use WSUS.
Are these "6 duplicate networks" all WORKGROUP-based environments, or are you using Active Directory in each network?
If they're all workgroup-based networks, then you're going to have to change the machine names.
If you're using Active Directory, then it may be as simple as (which really ain't all that simple) -- changing the Domain Name of each network so each 'Client1'  is in a different domain, and thus has a different FQDN (e.g. client1.domaina.local, client1.domainb.local,
etc.)
You might also be able to achieve this just through DNS services even if they're still a workgroup. Configure the DNS suffix for each network via the DHCP Server, so that each network uses a different DNS suffix, which will be reported to the WSUS server
and uniquely identify each machine by FQDN.
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Product Manager, SolarWinds
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
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