seems like a name resolution problem
I have an exchange server at another office on the end of a vpn tunnel. When the users from that office come here to work they can't connect to it. Similarly, when our users go there they can't connect to the exchange server here. The servers are in different orgs and different nt domains, no trusts exist between the domains. All users can ping the exchange servers, PDCs, BDCs etc by netbios name from either location. I can see correct 1Ch entries in our WINS for the DCs in each domain and i have even tried giving users lmhosts entries for their exchange server and DCs. No matter what i try outlook just hangs at login, or when clicking 'check names' in the profile setup... Any ideas? DNS occurs to me but I don't understand how DNS relates to logging into exchange - a brief explanation would be very much appreciated. thanks dan. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: seems like a name resolution problem
1. Outlook by default will look to its hosts file first and then DNS ( and failing that lmhosts and WINS) to resolve the Exchange Server. 2. What domain are these users logging into? - Original Message - From: Atkinson, Daniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:54 AM Subject: seems like a name resolution problem I have an exchange server at another office on the end of a vpn tunnel. When the users from that office come here to work they can't connect to it. Similarly, when our users go there they can't connect to the exchange server here. The servers are in different orgs and different nt domains, no trusts exist between the domains. All users can ping the exchange servers, PDCs, BDCs etc by netbios name from either location. I can see correct 1Ch entries in our WINS for the DCs in each domain and i have even tried giving users lmhosts entries for their exchange server and DCs. No matter what i try outlook just hangs at login, or when clicking 'check names' in the profile setup... Any ideas? DNS occurs to me but I don't understand how DNS relates to logging into exchange - a brief explanation would be very much appreciated. thanks dan. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: seems like a name resolution problem
1. there are no entries in the local hosts files, dns entries do not exist for the exchange server or dc's - wins and lmhosts resolve the netbios names correctly. 2. there are 2 nt domains 2 exchange servers, each server is in a separate org and separate domain. Each user has an nt account in 1 domain, and a mailbox on the server in that domain. When they visit a remote office, they can't log in to their exchange server in the remote domain... I will set up dns entries and see if that helps... -Original Message- From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 June 2003 12:51 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: seems like a name resolution problem 1. Outlook by default will look to its hosts file first and then DNS ( and failing that lmhosts and WINS) to resolve the Exchange Server. 2. What domain are these users logging into? - Original Message - From: Atkinson, Daniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:54 AM Subject: seems like a name resolution problem I have an exchange server at another office on the end of a vpn tunnel. When the users from that office come here to work they can't connect to it. Similarly, when our users go there they can't connect to the exchange server here. The servers are in different orgs and different nt domains, no trusts exist between the domains. All users can ping the exchange servers, PDCs, BDCs etc by netbios name from either location. I can see correct 1Ch entries in our WINS for the DCs in each domain and i have even tried giving users lmhosts entries for their exchange server and DCs. No matter what i try outlook just hangs at login, or when clicking 'check names' in the profile setup... Any ideas? DNS occurs to me but I don't understand how DNS relates to logging into exchange - a brief explanation would be very much appreciated. thanks dan. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchanget ext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
