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=exchange&text_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=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
