(lm)hosts files are evil. Add prang.com to your DNS suffix search order.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of April Fleming > Posted At: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:58 AM > Posted To: swynk > Conversation: VPN Users > Subject: RE: VPN Users > > > I had already added "exch3" to the lmhosts file. I am going > to try to add an entry for the fqdn to the lmhosts file, > after trying all suggestions, I am really grasping for straws > at this point. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Russell W. > Earnest > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 11:56 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: VPN Users > > > I actually had this same problem. My fix for it was to add > the Exchange server to the LMHosts file. For some reason WINS > would not work throught the VPN. Since you can ping using the > FQDN and by IP address I would think that it is related to > WINS somehow. > > > On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:50:41 -0500, April Fleming > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Exchange 5.5 > > > > VPN users cannot connect to the exchange server, users on > the network > > can. Mail settings on users computer are set to "exch3", which vpn > > users cannot ping. They can ping "exch3.prang.com", or the > actual ip > > address but cannot ping "exch3". > > > > When I try to go into the mail settings in control panel on users > > machine and change the exchange server to either > "exch3.prang.com" or > > the actual ip address, it automatically changes it back to "exch3". > > So they cannot contact the server. I have added "exch3" to > the hosts > > file on their computer just to be sure. Still won't work. I > > obviously have something set up incorrectly but am at a total loss, > > any ideas? > > > > Thank you. > > > > April _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
