Michael,

Thanks for the update.

We're going to be looking at creating a DAG when we go from 2010 to
2016, and this kind of stuff is good to know.

Kurt

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> I took this offline with Hugo. And I believe we solved it. Time will tell. J
>
>
>
> The lesson to be learned here is that when you have multiple servers fronted
> by a LB, they all need to have the EXACT same set of authentication methods
> defined for all virtual directories.
>
>
>
> [And that I need to update my diagnostic scripts to do “compare and
> contrast” instead of depending on WinDiff. WinDiff gives too many false
> positives.]
>
>
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Hugo Hernandez
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 12:38 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Exchange] RE: Outlook 2010 Directory type connection changes from
> RPC/TCP to HTTP asks for username and password
>
>
>
> -Yes, all database members are part of the same RPC client access array and
> has its URL different from OWA/OA
>
> -Yes, we are running split DNS
>
>
>
> These are my URL settings (server names and URLs are changed to protect the
> innocent)…
>
>
>
> Server               :  Exchange server 1
>
> InternalNLBBypassUrl : https://Exchange server 1/ews/exchange.asmx
>
> InternalUrl          :            https://mail.domain.com/ews/exchange.asmx
>
> ExternalUrl          :          https://mail.domain.com/ews/exchange.asmx
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>
>
> Server               :  Exchange server 2
>
> InternalNLBBypassUrl : https://Exchange server 2/ews/exchange.asmx
>
> InternalUrl          :            https://mail.domain.com/ews/exchange.asmx
>
> ExternalUrl          :          https://mail.domain.com/ews/exchange.asmx
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>
>
> Server               :  Exchange server 3
>
> InternalNLBBypassUrl : https://Exchange server 3/ews/exchange.asmx
>
> InternalUrl          :            https://mail.domain.com/ews/exchange.asmx
>
> ExternalUrl          :          https://mail.domain.com/ews/exchange.asmx
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>
> Hugo Hernandez
>
> Network Administrator
>
>
>
> Insteon
>
> It’s your house. Turn it on.
>
> www.insteon.com
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>
> Smarthome
>
> Home Automation Superstore
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> www.smarthome.com
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>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 8:25 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Exchange] RE: Outlook 2010 Directory type connection changes from
> RPC/TCP to HTTP asks for username and password
>
>
>
> Are all databases members of the same RPC client access array?
>
>
>
> Are you running split DNS? Have you validated ExternalUrl and InternalUrl on
> all servers (and InternalNlbBypassUrl where relevant)?
>
>
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Hugo Hernandez
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 6:42 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Exchange] Outlook 2010 Directory type connection changes from
> RPC/TCP to HTTP asks for username and password
>
>
>
> We just recently went from a typical single Exchange 2010 install to a three
> server DAG.  All three servers have the typical installation and for the
> most part everything seems to be going ok except for one thing.  It seems
> that randomly the Outlook connection for the Directory changes from RPC/TCP
> to HTTP and a username and password prompts appear.  Even if we leave the
> password prompt up, mail will flow since this only seems to effect the
> connection to the directory.  Once we enter username and password Outlook is
> happy again until the connection somehow resets and prompts the user again
> for authentication.
>
>
>
> This is happening to a handful of users out of 100 so far and I can’t seem
> to figure out why.  I have the event logs on all three servers and they are
> relatively clean.
>
>
>
> Server specs are as follows.  All three servers are identical.
>
>
>
> -Server 2008 R2 Enterprise fully patched
>
> -Exchange 2010 SP3 RU11
>
> -Typical roles installed
>
> -Static ports assigned to RPC and AB
>
> -All are behind a hardware load balanced
>
> -All internal clients are Outlook 2010
>
>
>
> I have searched around but I couldn’t find anything that is close to what I
> am experiencing.  Any ideas on where to look next?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Hugo Hernandez
>
> Network Administrator
>
>
> Insteon
>
> It’s your house. Turn it on.
>
> www.insteon.com
>
>
>
> Smarthome
>
> Home Automation Superstore
>
> www.smarthome.com
>
>
>
>
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