I figured it was a problem with DNS where my workstations on my LAN are not able to bring up the Outlook Web access page, while anywhere off site when I try to access it, it works fine. What might through this off? My DNS setup is my Exchange Server as DNS server and also using my RR DNS entries. Any ideas?
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OWA not working on LAN
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If you access your email like so: exchange.domain.com/exchange (the /exchange may or may not be needed, depending on your setup), then you must add an (A) Host record with the name EXCHANGE pointing to your OWA server address.
What happens usually, when you ask your browser to go to exchange.domain.com, it will look it up in your DNS and not find it, since domain.com is the name of your DNS, it will NOT forward it to your provider since your DNS thinks it's the source of the DNS lookup for domain.com . By adding the record, it will route you to the proper server.
"In space, nobody can hear you click..."
What happens usually, when you ask your browser to go to exchange.domain.com, it will look it up in your DNS and not find it, since domain.com is the name of your DNS, it will NOT forward it to your provider since your DNS thinks it's the source of the DNS lookup for domain.com . By adding the record, it will route you to the proper server.
"In space, nobody can hear you click..."
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Try entering server ip"/exchange and see what happens.
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To do OWA for me I input the following in the address bar:
The site will load on the server itself just not the LAN workstations. Do I need to put in: rather than the actually domain name? My active directory domain is the same domain name as the OWA.
The site will load on the server itself just not the LAN workstations. Do I need to put in: rather than the actually domain name? My active directory domain is the same domain name as the OWA.
You need a server name, as you mentionned.
<- check my instructions above
Or
Like you said should work :
"In space, nobody can hear you click..."
<- check my instructions above
Or
Like you said should work :
"In space, nobody can hear you click..."
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So is there a way so that it can do without the servername included in there? Is it a DNS issue where it is not pointing to the right thing? I'm only asking because the reason I need to use OWA locally is just to show my users so when they are offsite. If I show them with the server name, they will do it that way when they go offsite.
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Dredd,
In order to minimize learning, you probably want them to use the same address in your LAN as we as outside the office.
I already explaine higher up how to do this, but I think I must of wrote it in a way that is confusing...
I'll try again:
If I understand well (which I may or may not), the people outside your office type to access OWA:
(ex
wa.acme.com/exchange)
Inside your office, if they type:
you get "Page Not Found."
This is normal. You must tell your DNS that when people ask for name.domain.com that it points to your Exchange Server. To do so, add a HOST (A) record to your DNS domain (domain.com) stating that name (from name.domain.com) is at IP xx.xx.xx.xx (your Exchange Server IP).
From there on, when peopel type your DNS wills end them to xx.xx.xx.xx/exchange (that you put in your DNS record) and your OWA will open internally using the SAME address as people use from outside. That way only one procedure has to be written up on how to access OWA to the users...
"In space, nobody can hear you click..."
In order to minimize learning, you probably want them to use the same address in your LAN as we as outside the office.
I already explaine higher up how to do this, but I think I must of wrote it in a way that is confusing...
I'll try again:
If I understand well (which I may or may not), the people outside your office type to access OWA:
(ex
wa.acme.com/exchange)Inside your office, if they type:
you get "Page Not Found."
This is normal. You must tell your DNS that when people ask for name.domain.com that it points to your Exchange Server. To do so, add a HOST (A) record to your DNS domain (domain.com) stating that name (from name.domain.com) is at IP xx.xx.xx.xx (your Exchange Server IP).
From there on, when peopel type your DNS wills end them to xx.xx.xx.xx/exchange (that you put in your DNS record) and your OWA will open internally using the SAME address as people use from outside. That way only one procedure has to be written up on how to access OWA to the users...
"In space, nobody can hear you click..."
jgtriangle
IS-IT--Management
This sounds like it could be a firewall issue. See if you can use the local intranet ip address: ie 192.168.1.1/exchange. Many firewalls will not allow you to access the external(internet) ip address from inside the firewall
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