Oh, ghod. Now Andy will be even more insufferable! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alverson, Thomas M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 2:38 PM Subject: RE: Changed NIC - Andy David is GODLIKE!
> OK, so maybe Perf Optimizer really wasn't needed. Maybe just another reboot > was all that was needed but it is working again. I was just about ready to > give our new employee a hotmail address since I could not add him to > exchange. > > One note: When I ran perf optimizer it hung saying that it was stopping the > system attendant. I checked services and all the exchange stuff had > stopped. I killed perf opt. with taskman and started it again. This time > it saw that everything was stopped and went right to the options screen. It > did not recommend any changes, yet asked if it was OK to automatically move > the files (which I OK'ed). After reboot I could once again open the IMS > properties and also add new mailboxes. > > Thanks Andy! I owe you (something?). > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 1:35 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Changed NIC - now can't control IMS via Exch. Admin program ( > hang s!) (V5.5) > > > Well, give Perf Optimizer a shot and see what happens. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alverson, Thomas M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 1:33 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Changed NIC - now can't control IMS via Exch. Admin program ( > hang s!) (V5.5) > > > Long ago we used it but have been fully migrated for a few years. It was > set to disabled in services (the msmail connector) and I don't recall having > clicked on it lately. > > I can view and change most of the properties in an existing mailbox EXCEPT > for the email address tab. If I try to add an additional address to an > existing mailbox I get the same hang (admin program not responding and has > hourglass) as when I try to add a new mailbox. > > Tom > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 1:14 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Changed NIC - now can't control IMS via Exch. Admin program ( > hang s!) (V5.5) > > > Typically, you should run the Perm Optimizer after changes (Hard drive, RAM > etc, though no necessarily NICS...) It may help to run it here as well. > > Was the MSMAIL conn used at one time? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alverson, Thomas M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:44 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Changed NIC - now can't control IMS via Exch. Admin program ( > hang s!) (V5.5) > > > Opening is OK. The only things that hang the admin program that I have > found so far is clicking on the IMS under connections (or also the no longer > in use msmail connector) and trying to add a mailbox. I can navigate and > open everything else I have tried including modifying an existing mailbox. > > Tom > (starting to sweat...) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:40 PM > To: Alverson, Thomas M. > Subject: RE: Changed NIC - now can't control IMS via Exch. Admin program ( > hang s!) (V5.5) > > > So everything seems to work except opening the Admin program? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alverson, Thomas M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:25 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Changed NIC - now can't control IMS via Exch. Admin program ( > hang s!) (V5.5) > > > It was hard-coded. I wrote down the IP, netmask and gateway address and > typed them into the new tcp/ip settings. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Leslie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:21 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Changed NIC - now can't control IMS via Exch. Admin program > (hang s!) (V5.5) > > > Might not be related, but a changed NIC means a changed MAC. Was the server > IP address reserved or static? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alverson, Thomas M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 9:52 AM > Subject: Changed NIC - now can't control IMS via Exch. Admin program (hang > s!) (V5.5) > > > > I have an exchange 5.5 sp4 server that has been working fine for > > years. > On > > Saturday I shut it down to replace the network card (3c905) with a new > > one (intel gigabyte desktop T). At the same time I also ran windows > > update > > (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com) and applied the critical updates > (that > > were just for IE6 I believe). After starting it up everything seemed > > to work fine. > > > > This morning I tried to use the Exchange ADMIN program to view the IMS > queue > > and the admin program just hangs when I select connections/ims. It > > must > be > > killed with task manager. I tried the admin program both on the > > server > and > > also on a separate client machine which used to work. Both hang the > > admin program when IMS is selected. Every thing else in the admin > > program > appears > > to work fine except the MSMAIL connector (which we no longer use) also > > hangs. All the other functions seem to work in the admin program. > > > > I tried stopping and restarting the IMS in services but that did not > > help. I may try rebooting the server tonight to see if that helps. > > > > Has anyone seen this problem before?? > > > > Tom > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > -- > The information contained in this email message is privileged and > confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or > entity to whom it is addressed. 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