Hi Cal
You have done the testyourexchangeconnectivity.com test?

https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/



On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 9:45 AM Calvin McLennan <cal...@mcltech.ca> wrote:

> I have an SBS 2011 (Exchange 2010) server fully patched and working fine
> internally and for lower version Outlook remote connections.
>
> If a PC is set up internally (OL2013/2016) things go OK for
> autoconfiguration.
>
> Externally - ie - not on the local network for OL2013/2016 - autoconfigure
> does not work properly.  Manual configuration of OL2013 needs to be done...
>
> But of course manual configuration of OL2016 doesn't exist.
>
> Domain DNS (GoDaddy) seems to have what I believe are proper records.
> Just spent 1/2 hour with their support
>
> - www.voxtm.ca and voxtm.ca go to the required offsite web host
>
> - autodiscover, MX, etc go to the onsite SBS2011 office.voxtm.ca
>
> I have done testexchange tests and found a strange certificate in play (ie
> - not the valid third party cert that is on the SBS2011 box).  In hindsight
> I recall seeing a similar notice when setting up internal OL systems - but
> was able to get past any cert issue easily.
>
> I think is happening for external setup of OL2013/16...
>
> - autodiscover (and the exchange test itself) try's voxtm.ca (resolves to
> the offsite web host) first
> - that gets the strange certificate error
> - test completes with warnings
>
> I expect that OL2016 and probably O365 get the same and fail
>
> Recommendations?  Fixes?
>
> I was thning maybe I could ask the web host to temporarily redirect
> voxtm.ca to office.voxtm.ca as a test.
>
> GoDaddy says I should not change the DNS records so far as www and
> voxtm.ca.
>
> Your consideration is appreciated!
>
> NOTE: curiously I cannot view certificates for these sites in IE or EDGE.
> Some secure sites show the certs.  But not the ones I am trying to work
> with.  That becomes a problem of course when you are trying to confirm the
> cert/site is proper.
>
> Cal
>
>
>

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