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OWA not working internally or externally on 2003 SBS
Hi All,
I have inherited the running of an old 2003 SBS server which was just being used as a domain controller and file server while domain clients accessed email via an externally hosted exchange service.
While trying to offer my client a better and cheaper option than paying for hosted Exchange I offered to set up their SBS server to host email instead. I've requested an SSL cert on the server and the cert is currently going through authorisation process with GoDaddy.
In the meantime I've created an external DNS record of owa.domain.co.uk and pointed it to the external IP address of the server and opened ports 25 and 443 on the firewall and forwarded them to the internal IP of the server.
Unfortunately I can't seem to get any joy accessing OWA either from the server or even get a ping response to owa.domain.co.uk from outside (ping resolves to the correct IP but does not give a response)
I've checked the firewall and all is fine there so think it's down to something wrong in the server/IIS.
I can't access owa using servername/exchange or IP address/exchange internally.
Would really appreciate some guidance.
Many thanks
Adam
I have inherited the running of an old 2003 SBS server which was just being used as a domain controller and file server while domain clients accessed email via an externally hosted exchange service.
While trying to offer my client a better and cheaper option than paying for hosted Exchange I offered to set up their SBS server to host email instead. I've requested an SSL cert on the server and the cert is currently going through authorisation process with GoDaddy.
In the meantime I've created an external DNS record of owa.domain.co.uk and pointed it to the external IP address of the server and opened ports 25 and 443 on the firewall and forwarded them to the internal IP of the server.
Unfortunately I can't seem to get any joy accessing OWA either from the server or even get a ping response to owa.domain.co.uk from outside (ping resolves to the correct IP but does not give a response)
I've checked the firewall and all is fine there so think it's down to something wrong in the server/IIS.
I can't access owa using servername/exchange or IP address/exchange internally.
Would really appreciate some guidance.
Many thanks
Adam
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Dear Adam,
i would suggest yuo to troubleshoot Inetrnal issue first than External.
1) make sure your internal owa is working if suceed ok, if not and you have modifid some changes recently try reintall owa.
2) after sucessful login from internal do following on your firewall.
1) create one rule from external to internal alowing HTTPS (443)
2) create nat.
3) allowing
if you fails please let me know firewall make and model, now a days all good quality firewalls come with wizard. if your firewall support wizard try to use.
i would suggest yuo to troubleshoot Inetrnal issue first than External.
1) make sure your internal owa is working if suceed ok, if not and you have modifid some changes recently try reintall owa.
2) after sucessful login from internal do following on your firewall.
1) create one rule from external to internal alowing HTTPS (443)
2) create nat.
3) allowing
if you fails please let me know firewall make and model, now a days all good quality firewalls come with wizard. if your firewall support wizard try to use.
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OK Thanks everyone, I installed all missing updates to Exchange and I've removed SSL from the Default Website and I can now run OWA internally, however I still can't get the website up from outside, however I can now at least get a response from a ping to owa.domain.co.uk which I couldn't get before. However going to http://owa.domain.co.uk/exchange still gets a response of "Internet Explorer Cannot Display the Webpage"
You should reinstate SSL and see if this works, because unless you want to run unsecure, this should be sorted first internally.
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Thanks guys, was a combination of things, I ran all the updates for Exchange, removed SSL from the site, and (most importantly) enabled port 80 on the firewall (I just had 443 open at the time)
Thanks everyone for your help
Adam
Thanks everyone for your help
Adam
Hi Adam
Please check the IP Address and Domain name restriction is set to 'All Computers will be granted' or specify your IP Address in Granted Access List. Also have a look at the authentication method for the virtual directory 'Exchange' to integrated authentication and windows authentication. Also Uncheck anonymous authentication.
Please don't forget to mark if my previous comment was helpful.
Many Thanks
Binish
Please check the IP Address and Domain name restriction is set to 'All Computers will be granted' or specify your IP Address in Granted Access List. Also have a look at the authentication method for the virtual directory 'Exchange' to integrated authentication and windows authentication. Also Uncheck anonymous authentication.
Please don't forget to mark if my previous comment was helpful.
Many Thanks
Binish
DO check the relay test ... reduces spam and saves your server from the baddies ...
To get Exchange running did you simply enable the relevant services, or did you have to install the Exchange portion of SBS?