There is a registry entry that needs to be added when using 2 NIC's with one on a private IP. Go a lookup in the KB for "BindToIP" and follow along with it.
Eric S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Holston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 12:17 AM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] "MX fail to connect" in IMail 6.04 > Heh... Well, That was the first place Tech support pointed me to. To bad > that didn't help much. Any other Ideas? > > Ben. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Steven > Copeland > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 11:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] "MX fail to connect" in IMail 6.04 > > > Ben, have you tried the suggestions in this KB article to fix your > problem? I have the same type setup as you and don't have a problem at > all because I have taken out all references to the "private ip" in the > imail registry. > > IMail - Error: Stack Connect Fail or, MX Connect Fail > http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19981110-DD02.htm > > Steven > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ben Holston > > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:33 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] "MX fail to connect" in IMail 6.04 > > > > > > This wont make you feel any better :/ but, I have the same problem. By > > > chance do you have two network cards in your server? If so does one > > have a internal(Privet IP) and the other your Real IP's? That is how > > mine is set up and have the same problem reboot the server and BOOM > > works for awhile again and after may be a day or two we are back to > > the same question. I am also running win2k Server with all the > > patches. I am also running 7.06(Also had the Problem with 6.X) Hrm. If > > > nothing else Any one else have an Idea. The reason we have the second > > > NIC is because our User base is in SQL. To be kina safe it is on a > > internal lan. Thanks for any help > > > > Ben H. > > Network Admin(Happy Guy with Stupid Problems) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Len Conrad > > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 5:14 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] "MX fail to connect" in IMail 6.04 > > > > > > > > >We recently moved our servers to a new data center. IMail can > > >receive messages, but now it does not send out messages. In the SMTP > > > >logs, for > > > > >every outbound message, we see error messages like: > > > > > >Trying delphiplanet.com (0) > > >MX connect fail "66.34.234.34" > > > > on the imail box, can you > > > > telnet 66.34.234.34 25 > > > > it works for me: > > > > # telnet 66.34.234.34 25 > > Trying 66.34.234.34... > > Connected to 66.34.234.34. > > Escape character is '^]'. > > 220 mail1.wise-advice.com ESMTP Server (Microsoft Exchange Internet > > Mail > > > > Service 5.5.2653. > > 13) ready > > quit > > 221 closing connection > > Connection closed by foreign host. > > > > >I tried using the knowledge base, but nothing suggested there seems > > >to help. DNS appears to be set up correctly (in the errors above, > > >you can > > > > >see that delphiplanet.com is resolved to its IP address), but I tried > > > >using both a single and multiple DNS addresses in the SMTP > > >configuration. I can also ping outside addresses from the server. > > There > > >is no firewall in place. I used the "lookup" utility to view the DNS > > >server information, which appears to be correct. I also tried > > >contacting IMail customer support. Daniel W. there > > replied > > >with the following "helpful" message: "An MX connect fail is caused > > >if > > the > > >mail server connects to another mailservers (MX) Mail eXchanger > > >record > > and > > >fails if it does in fact fail IMail will move to the next MX in the > > >list". Obviously no help at all. > > > > > >It's not clear to me exactly what causes the "MX connect fail" > > >messages. > > > > smtp is tcp, and Imail SMTP sending process must open a tcp session > > with > > > > the recipient's MX on port 25. if it can't, "MX connect fail" > > > > > Is there a way to turn on more verbose messages? > > > > you could try checking "debug" box for SMTP. > > > > can you tracert from Imail to the MX? > > > > firewall? > > > > Len > > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > to be removed from this list. > > > > An Archive of this list is available at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > to be removed from this list. > > > > An Archive of this list is available at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. 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