Link to home
Start Free TrialLog in
Avatar of mrodriques
mrodriquesFlag for United States of America

asked on

Connect to rpc directory

I'm working on getting an Exchange 2003 server cut over to office 365.  I've installed and tested a certificate.  I've followed the guides for setting up RPC over http.  I can connect to OWA wither using SSL or not.

When I run an exchange connectivity test, I get an http authentication error.  If I try to browse to http(s)://mail.domainname.com/rpc I get a service unavailable screen.

I'm out of ideas here and would really like some suggestions.

I'd like to use the cutover migration rather than copying pst file because I have several remote users and export/import would severely slow the transition down.

Thanks in advance.

Results of the connectivity test...

Testing Outlook connectivity.
 The Outlook connectivity test failed.
 
Additional Details
 
Elapsed Time: 1498 ms.


 
Test Steps
 
Testing RPC over HTTP connectivity to server mail.kibel.com
 RPC over HTTP connectivity failed.
 
Additional Details
 
HTTP Response Headers:
Connection: close
Content-Length: 28
Content-Type: text/html
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:27:04 GMT


Elapsed Time: 1498 ms.


 
Test Steps
 
Attempting to resolve the host name mail.kibel.com in DNS.
 The host name resolved successfully.
 
Additional Details
 
IP addresses returned: 100.38.142.34

Elapsed Time: 288 ms.



Testing TCP port 443 on host mail.kibel.com to ensure it's listening and open.
 The port was opened successfully.
 
Additional Details
 
Elapsed Time: 171 ms.



Testing the SSL certificate to make sure it's valid.
 The certificate passed all validation requirements.
 
Additional Details
 
Elapsed Time: 393 ms.


 
Test Steps
 
The Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer is attempting to obtain the SSL certificate from remote server mail.kibel.com on port 443.
 The Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer successfully obtained the remote SSL certificate.
 
Additional Details
 
Remote Certificate Subject: CN=mail.kibel.com, OU=Domain Control Validated, Issuer: CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US.

Elapsed Time: 338 ms.



Validating the certificate name.
 The certificate name was validated successfully.
 
Additional Details
 
Host name mail.kibel.com was found in the Certificate Subject Common name.

Elapsed Time: 0 ms.



Certificate trust is being validated.
 The certificate is trusted and all certificates are present in the chain.
 
Test Steps
 
The Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer is attempting to build certificate chains for certificate CN=mail.kibel.com, OU=Domain Control Validated.
 One or more certificate chains were constructed successfully.
 
Additional Details
 
A total of 2 chains were built. The highest quality chain ends in root certificate OU=Go Daddy Class 2 Certification Authority, O="The Go Daddy Group, Inc.", C=US.

Elapsed Time: 20 ms.



Analyzing the certificate chains for compatibility problems with versions of Windows.
 Potential compatibility problems were identified with some versions of Windows.
 
Additional Details
 
The Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer can only validate the certificate chain using the Root Certificate Update functionality from Windows Update. Your certificate may not be trusted on Windows if the "Update Root Certificates" feature isn't enabled.

Elapsed Time: 3 ms.





Testing the certificate date to confirm the certificate is valid.
 Date validation passed. The certificate hasn't expired.
 
Additional Details
 
The certificate is valid. NotBefore = 11/11/2014 5:51:51 PM, NotAfter = 11/11/2015 5:51:51 PM

Elapsed Time: 0 ms.





Checking the IIS configuration for client certificate authentication.
 Client certificate authentication wasn't detected.
 
Additional Details
 
Accept/Require Client Certificates isn't configured.

Elapsed Time: 416 ms.



Testing HTTP Authentication Methods for URL https://mail.kibel.com/rpc/rpcproxy.dll?callisto.kibel.com:6002.
 The HTTP authentication test failed.
 
Additional Details
 
A Web exception occurred because an HTTP 503 - ServiceUnavailable response was received from Unknown.
HTTP Response Headers:
Connection: close
Content-Length: 28
Content-Type: text/html
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:27:04 GMT


Elapsed Time: 227 ms.
SOLUTION
Avatar of David Johnson, CD
David Johnson, CD
Flag of Canada image

Link to home
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Start Free Trial
Avatar of mrodriques

ASKER

You know I'm running Exchange 2003, right?
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
Link to home
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Start Free Trial
Same error after following your suggestions.  I'm pretty sure all ports are open in the firewall.  I know for sure 6002 is.  Is there a listing somewhere that I can check against?

Thanks
You don't need to open any ports on the firewall. It is designed to operate over port 443 only, nothing else. Ports 600x are internal only ports.

Simon.
443 is open for sure on the firewall.
Bypass the firewall completely and get the same set of errors when testing.
If you test it internally, what happens? You will need to use Outlook and probably a split DNS so that the SSL certificate works internally.

Simon.
returns a service unavailable error as well.
Any proxy involved anywhere?
Something has to be interfering.

Simon.
All incoming mail is sent through McAfee (offsite malware and spam filters), but would that be something that would interfere here?
Mail flow has nothing to do with it.
It is web traffic you have to look at.

Simon.
None of the suggestions to date have worked, but I thank everyone for trying.