Here is the link to a handy article on "Getting the Macintosh Outlook (or Exchange) client to work. (Resolving the server IP address)"
http://www.macwindows.com/xch55sp2.html#081399 Will -----Original Message----- From: Myles, Damian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 9:46 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Outlook for Mac That WAS a deliberate ploy to get him to do a NetBIOS name cache refresh wasn't it (NBTSTAT -RR) ? :-P -----Original Message----- From: Felicity Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 June 2002 15:40 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Outlook for Mac I don't use the MAC, but I can see your problem. Change the X's to the valid ip address of your Exchange Server. You may need to reboot, or if the MAC supports NBTSTAT do a NBTSTAT -RR HTH --Felicity > Hello Mac supporters, > I have a couple Mac clients connecting to Exchange 5.5 using a Mac > HOSTS file. My HOSTS file is formatted a bit differently than the one you > posted. Mine looks like this: > > ServreName CNAME blah.blah.blah.edu > blah.blah.blab.edu A XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX > > There is no "IN" in the HOSTS file. > > See if this helps. > > Will Grever > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Couch, Nate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:11 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Outlook for Mac > > Andrey, > > When setting up the profile in Outlook try using the IP address for the > Exchange 2000 server (if you haven't already). Then run the "Test Settings" > to see if the user will resolve then. > > Nate > > > ---------- > > From: Andrey Fyodorov > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2002 17:12 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Outlook for Mac > > > > Thanks. Interesting question about WINS, but I don't know if Macs know > > what > > it is. > > > > The customers do not get to the point where their name would get > > underlined. > > That's exactly where it fails - resolving their name against their GAL. > > > > the hosts file is something like this: > > > > exchserver IN CNAME exchserver.domain.com. > > exchserver.domain.com. IN A ip_address > > > > I don't think the problem is with HOSTS since they are getting the > > connection to the Exchange server. If they were not getting connection the > > error message would say "can't find the Exchange server". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Couch, Nate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 7:49 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Outlook for Mac > > > > > > Andrey, > > > > I do know that Macs do not use WINS (at least through Mac OS 9.2). They > > can > > use DNS, however, I must admit to not having triedmy Outlook 2001 against > > and Exchange 2000 server. > > > > You say that they can ping the server so that means their TCPIP is setup > > correctly. When you setup the Outlook profile did their name get > > underlined > > when you did the "Test Settings"? How is the "hosts" file setup? Do you > > have the listings for the DNS server(s) in the file? Do you have the > > correct FQDN for the Exchange server? > > > > That's all I have for now. If I think of anything else I will let you > > know. > > > > Nate Couch > > EDS Messaging > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Tony Hlabse > > > Reply To: Exchange Discussions > > > Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2002 10:38 > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Re: Outlook for Mac > > > > > > Did you check WINS? > > > -- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Andrey Fyodorov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 10:30 PM > > > Subject: Outlook for Mac > > > > > > > > > > Hi all. > > > > > > > > I have a couple of customers who cannot connect to our Exchange 2000 > > > > servers with Outlook for Mac (versions 8.2 and 2001) > > > > > > > > They have set up their HOSTS file correctly. They can ping the > > Exchange > > > > server. When they launch Outlook, it seems to find the server as it > > > > prompts them to enter their username, windows domain name, and > > password. > > > > > > > > After they supply their credentials, Outlook comes back with an error > > > > message saying that their name could not be resolved against a global > > > > address list. > > > > When they try to log onto the same mailbox from a PC, everything > > works. > > > > Each customer has their own GAL with correct permissions and filter. > > > > > > > > Does anyone here have experience with Outlook for Mac and Exchange > > 2000? > > > > > > > > I have already checked all the articles on MS KB and searched through > > > the > > > > newsgroups. Found some tips but they did not help. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > > > > > Andrey Fyodorov > > > > Senior Exchange Administrator > > > > iNNERHOST > > > > http://www.innerhost.com > > > > > > > > P.S. 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