How are your branch offices connected back to the SBS server? VPN? PSTN? Point to Pont T1s?

Do you have a server in each branch office? Are they a member server on the SBS domain?

How are your client computers at the branch offices connected to Exchange server? Are you using RPC over HTTP, POP3, IMAP?

-Eric

Eric,
I'm glad you responded with some of your comments.  We previously had an SBS 2003/Exchange Server, same setup except (1 NIC) and we had no problems sending e-mail to the branches.

The branches have a user each (presently) who connect via VPN (CBeyond) to update a database.  The branches do not have a server, only workstations, WinXP Pro.

I have to address users at the branch offices connecting to the Exchange server, so far no luck trying Exchange Anywhere, however not much effort thus far, (new server and that has been on the backburner).

As stated previously our SBS Server's domain is ABIATL01 and our registered e-mail domain is adamsbroinc.com (not quite the registered name).  For whatever reason we can't send to users who have the e-mails, user@adamsbroinc.com.

Let me clear something up for you.

You don't have a problem sending emails to "branch offices" because all of your email is on your exchange server. The problem you are having is that the email client on the computers IN the branch offices aren't connecting. AND for some reason, their email accounts (on your SBS) aren't receiving emails.

What program are you using to access your emailboxes on the SBS? Are you using Outlook?

Can your users at the HQ (Where the SBS is) connect and send/receive emails correctly? What program are they using to access their email box?

When you put the new server in that has 2 NICs - did you replace/remove the firewall? Is your internet router connected directly to the SBS?

On your SBS, can you please open a command prompt and run the program 'ipconfig /all' and post the output?

thanks,
Eric

Eric,

I have the SBS 2003, Firewall disabled currently, CBeyond has a managed Firewall which I access via Browser and configure.  The Branch offices are using Outlook 2007 configured for POP...  not Exchange (yet).  They do not belong to the main office domain.

There will be only a couple of users at each branch who will need Exchange access.  The secretaries who access the main office server via VPN, I did not create an Exchange mailbox for.  They are the primary users (work horses) who we need to forward faxes, e-mails etcs to for distribution at the branches.

Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ABISBS
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : abiatl01.local
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : abiatl01.local

Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS
 VBD Client)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-19-7B-E1-87
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.150
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.150
   Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.250
   Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 192.168.0.150

Ethernet adapter Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS
 VBD Client) #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-19-7B-E1-89
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.151
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.201
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.150
   Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.150
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>

 

Hi frdbidf,

I am confused:
If you have an SBS server and you ran two wizards Points 2 and 3 (assuming this is SBS2003) in the To do list and you created all your users needing an email address with the add user wizards...that's all you 'd have to do to be able to send emails to those users. You can check that from the SBS in http://companyweb on the remote email tab.
Send a message to that user and logon to their remote email box with their username and password and see if you get that email.
This will tell you if exchange is configured properly.

Now for access to those emails from remote machines:
Try RWW first: https://FQDN/remote and see if they can logon to that. They can use OWA to get their emails fron the RWW.
Please also note that your remote sites need to be on a diffrent subnet that the server subnet.

Now for POP:
4 requirements:
1>The POP service has to be set to start automatically in services and has to be started.
2> In exchange system manager>your server>protocols>pop: Pop3 virtual server has to be started
3>In Interconnection Wizard (Point 2 in the TO DO List) you have to allow POP traffic.
4>Port 110 has to be open on the router hanging of the SBS.
Hope this sheds some light,
Olaf

Our registered e-mail domain/website is being hosted by CBeyond, our ISP.  All of the tasks that are being mentioned to tie in our branches to our Exchange Server at the home office need to be completed.  However, let's suppose I delete the branch users from the Active Directory, why can I still not send an e-mail to user@adamsbrothersinc.com?  Our SBS2003 domain is abiatl01.local

Hey let me help you....
Your branch office domain is different than your domain is that right?
any relation between them... ??

is SBS Server's domain is ABIATL01.com ???

The Branch offices are all on peer to peer at their locations.  Hey Guys, let me place this on hold for the time being.  I will be on-site around 1pm EST.  I spoke with the admin/secretary at the main office 15 minutes ago, I have been working remotely and she is telling me now that she can e-mail directly, but she can't forward faxes.

I need help with the Exchange anywhere, the few users who will need access to an Exchange Mailbox from a remote branch.  I will update soon.

Thanks,

Thanks olafdc,

Someone else said the same, I am going to move it when I get onsite.

thanks,

Once I got on-site I found the problem being relayed to me by the office staff was not exactly as described.  However, the 2 NICs were causing an unrelated problem.