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Echange 2003 OWA not responding to http://servername/exchange externally (from internet)

I would like to use the owa from internet (home access)
so When I attempt to connect to OWA
at https://mail/exchange/, I get a "page cannot be found" error HTTP 404 error. It
is not a name resolution issue,

But when I tape the https://mail/Exchange/<user_mail_box> I got the authentication page and I can access to my Email. :s

Any idea what might be wrong? The ports firwall are correctly configured? (because the owa was working correctly. with the same configuration)

naveencnair

OWA access is working from the LAN without any issues ?

numero_uno

I guess you are using a Front end - backend configuration because Explicit logons are required when the front-end server is not configured to authenticate users, or when users try to access mailboxes that are not their own, but for which they have access..

Check the permisisons on the exchange virtual directories on both the front end and backend server as well.

MegaNuk3

As naveencnair says... Check it internally first

Muzafar Momin

Configure form base authentication and then check, below is the link to configure it http://www.petri.co.il/configuring_forms_based_authentication_in_exchange_2003.htm

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ASKER

@naveencnair : for the backend OWA I don't have any issue but with the Frontal yes the same issue on local OWA server.

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@muzafar_13 : I configure the form base authentication for the Frontal OWA ? or in exchange server ?

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@Syed_M_Usman : I said that my Backend OWA is working because I had two OWA architecture (Frontal on DMZ&Backend internally) But I can't acces to my Frontal OWA internally !!

MegaNuk3

Install this on the FE:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=41275DEC-4C01-4C41-AA64-C9DBE5EA3F7E

hopefully that will sort out your owa pages

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ASKER

thank you very much for your help, I restore the server to his initial state.

MegaNuk3

Sorry, do you mean you did a restore of the server?

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ASKER

Yes just I restore for my physical server.

MegaNuk3

And after the restore all is working correctly? If so, feel free to close the case.

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Yes, thank you for your helpfull answers.