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Outlook 2003 cant connect using RPC over HTTP/S

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reynolwi

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I have checked settings tried some tweaks, but for some reason outlook 2003 will not connect using rpc over http/s. I have verified the server settings and the client settings but everytime I try to connect outlook tells me the exchange server is unavailable.

Could BES be causing a problem? I have BES installed on he exchange 2003 server because there is only 8 blackberry users on the network.

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Did you install the certificate on the client machine?

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Zelandakh said:
check to see if the certificate is valid.
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Correction, should be check http[red]s[/red]://server.domain.local/remote to see if the certificate is valid.

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the certificate is good because its the same one used by OWA, but I still can not get outlook client to connect using RPC over HTTP/S

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I didn't see a reply to my question. Did you install the cert on the client side?

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Yes, it is a single server setup and yes I did follow those directions. RPC used to be setup on the old exchange server but when it died I had to move everything to a new box with a new servername. I set everything back up the way it used to be but nothing works still.

Mark, I tried the directions you gave me but it does not work. Our setup is servername.domain.net and i did and all it told me was the page didnt exsist. I even tried the way I have the ssl cert setup doing and still nothing.

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I think we assumed above that you have SBS. Is that the case? If not then you won't have a /remote virtual directory.

You can still grab the cert to install on the workstation though using OWA.

Go to Right click on the padlock
Click View Certificate
Then choose to install the certificate.

Make sure that your firewall is set to direct 443 to the Exchange machine too.

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443 is redirected to exchange because we use owa. no, i do not run sbs in the enterprise network.

i will try that and see what happens.

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it still does not allow it to connnect.

I have these settings on the client:

Microsoft Exchange Server: server-name.domain.net (actual exchange server name not fqdn on certificate)
Mailbox: Username

Under more settings... connections... exchange proxy settings...

URL to connect to my proxy server for exchange: (this is the fqdn i have on the ssl certificate not the server name)
Connect to proxy servers that have principal name in cert: NOT USED
Connect using SSL: YES
On Slow Networks: YES
Authentication: BASIC

Does this not look right? The only thing different from when I previously had it setup is my SSL certificate actually matched the exchange server name. This certificate I have it as owa.domain.net instead of using the true servername. I have the name owa setup in dns to forward over and for outlook web access everyone goes to and the login

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I've been recommending the cert be installed on the client for a few posts now.

In addition I would check the box to use the proxy. You have to then fill int he box below that like this:

msstd:eek:wa.domain.com

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Its telling me...

"The connection to Microsoft Exchange in unavailable. Outlook must be online or connected to complete this action."

Even with the msstd:eek:wa.domain.com added it tells me the same thing. What does this leave?

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Ok... going to gives me the login popup box. I try and login and it pops up a total of 3 times. Then instead of the Error 403.2 (Forbidden: Read access is denied) I get Error 401.1 (Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials). Looking at this I'm going to say I have a permission issue which is why its not letting it connect.


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Verify IIS permissions via my FAQ faq955-7121

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I have still not been able to figure this out. I can not find the problem. Im beginning to think its an IIS problem somewhere because of the permission issue but I can't find it. RPC over HTTP/s used to work on the old exchange server so I don't know what I did differently.

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You could try rebuilding the Exchange virtual directories.

I hope you find this post helpful.

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Mark

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