I can see my exchange server under Entire Network and so I thought my client
does not need DNS. Also, I have WINS installed. Anyway DNS is installed and
working correctly I think. I have Norton Antivirus corporate edition
installed on the exchange server. Could that be creating a problem? Thanks
for your help.
AJ
> How else do you expect the client to resolve the name?
> So why do you think it is resolving the host name to the IP address of
your
> broadband connection?
> --
> Mark Fugatt
> > DNS is installed and is correctly configured for the local domain and
LAN
> > IP, although I don't quite understand why you would even need DNS.
> > Thanks.
> > AJ
> > > Sounds like you have a DNS issues, check what IP address is configured
> in
> > > your internal DNS for the host name of your Exchange server.
> > > --
> > > Mark Fugatt
> > > Pentech Office Solutions Inc
> > > www.exchangetrainer.com and www.4mcts.com
> > > Visit www.msexchange.org for practical information on Microsoft
Exchange
> > > --- Please respond to this newsgroup and not directly via Email ---
> > > > Please help. My exchange server which is installed on a Windows 2000
> > > Server
> > > > PDC is working just fine. It is able to receive and send mail
without
> > > > problem. However, when I try to connect to Exchange from a Windows
XP
> > Pro
> > > > client running Outlook 2002 on the LAN, I am unable to open an
> Exchange
> > > mail
> > > > account. The server times out and says that Exchange Server is not
> > > > available. I am able to ping the Server by name and IP over the LAN.
> > > > One interesting thing that happens when I try to ping the Server by
> name
> > > is,
> > > > it returns with the IP of my broadband connection and not the LAN.
> Could
> > > > this be the problem? TIA.
> > > > AJ
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