I think you're getting your wires crossed a little. The ESM issues you talk about a la WINS are 5.5 issues, not Win2K issues. The reason why you're not getting mailbox support is that the default AD Users and Computers snap-in (on the Win2K CD) does not contain the necessary support for Exchange mailbox manipulation.
When you install the Ex2K tools (ESM and AD Users/Computers snapin) from the Ex2K CD, the appropriate .MSC files for these are installed under the \Exchsrvr\Bin folder. This is why you can do it from the Exchange Server itself. Install the tools off the Exchange CD onto the local machine where you wish to manage ex2k from and you'll get the supported snapins working. Regards, Mylo -----Original Message----- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 02 May 2002 16:10 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Exchange System Manager and WINS How are you choosing what DC or Exchange server to connect to? If you are explicitly connecting to a server, are you using the host name or the FQDN? I'm guessing that you're just using the hostname (or NetBIOS name). Try using FQDN and seeing if that fixes it. Alternately, fix the domain suffix search order on your machine to include all necessary domains ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryon Barkley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:58 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Exchange System Manager and WINS > > > WIN2K SP1(navtive mode) and E2K (native mode) > > I know I have seen this in writing but am unable to locate > it. For the ESM to function properly from a workstation, > does that workstation have to point to a WINS server? From > my experience, ESM will work when pointing to a WINS server > and may or may not work if not. > > We are having a problem when trying to create mailbox enabled > users, the option to create the mailbox does not appear. > Even after the user is created and you go to the exchange > task, the only option is to enable instant messaging, > rendering the account unusable as far as mail is concerned. > > I know that WINS is not necessary in native mode, but I sure > do remember reading that the ESM requires it. > > Others have told me that we might have a network browsing > issue etc.... > > If anyone knows of any such literature about this please > point me to it or any guidance to make it work without WINS > would be great too. Thanks all! > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
