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SSL Web server issues with incorrect cert OWA

Currently we has a ssl cert installed that has been registers with the CA. We have it installed on our exchange server for a secured OWA connection. the cert is mail.domainA.com. The problem i am having is that we have an internal website that we have create to allow users to connect to OWA as well. When we try and use https://mail.domainA.com as the link it just flashes and does not allow the user to connect. If we set it up as https://mailserver/exchange, it works great but the ssl doesn't match so it gives a warning that you have to click yes to. I have also tried https://mail.domainA.com/exchange, this gets to the login page without the ssl warning but doesn't allow you to login.

i guess my question is... can i add another cert from the webserver to the exchange server so there is no certificate error?

I am using the forms base authentication.

hope someone can help!

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mikeleebrla

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lgropper

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it seems nslookup is saying the it can't find the name of the server. It finds the ip of the DNS server but no name. DNS is setup correctly and there is a ptr record for the dns server. This is definitely the issue, i'm trying to track down the problem. I have numerous other servers on the same subnet with the same settings and nslookup works fine.

mikeleebrla

all that means is that you dont have a reverse DNS record for YOUR internal DNS server (assuming you are pointed to your internal DNS server)

think about it. why would NSLOOKUP need to find the name of the server since YOU inputed the name of the server and you are asking it for the IP.

this really has nothing to do with the cert however.

lgropper

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thats the thing though, i do have one. i have 5 other servers that don't have an issue looking up the name of the server. all the dns settings are the same across all servers.

mikeleebrla

can you post the exact results you get from the nslookup please?

lgropper

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This is from the server i am having issues.

C:\>nslookup
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Can't find server name for address 192.160.100.13: Timed out
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.160.100.13

this is on another server in the same subnet and domain.

H:\>nslookup
Default Server: server1.domainA.com
Address: 192.168.100.13

Please note i changed the servername as i don't want to post ours.

lgropper

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i found the issue... long days and nights have typo's... dns server was wrong!

thanks for the point in the corret direction.

chad