Error: Cannot find Exchange Server

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Mr Fabulous

I have a client that has about 10 users on his network - all running various
versions of Outlook and connecting to an Exchange Server ONLY for shared
calendar purposes. Each client is also set up to receive POP email from
their ISP. Several times throughout the day the users will receive the
message that "Outlook cannot find the Exchange Server." They don't all
receive the message at once, in fact, I can just about always duplicate it by
exiting Outlook and then launching it immediately as soon as it closes out
all the way. Most of the time Outlook communicates flawlessly with the
Exchange Server but the fact that it happens at random times during the day
to all of the users is very frustrating. I've swapped out the NIC's in each
machine, swapped out the NIC in the server, replaced the hub with a switch,
downloaded ALL the updates for Office AND Windows, replaced the cabling, even
relocated the server. Nothing works. I need your help!
 
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Mr said:
I have a client that has about 10 users on his network - all running
various versions of Outlook and connecting to an Exchange Server ONLY
for shared calendar purposes. Each client is also set up to receive
POP email from their ISP. Several times throughout the day the users
will receive the message that "Outlook cannot find the Exchange
Server." They don't all receive the message at once, in fact, I can
just about always duplicate it by exiting Outlook and then launching
it immediately as soon as it closes out all the way. Most of the
time Outlook communicates flawlessly with the Exchange Server but the
fact that it happens at random times during the day to all of the
users is very frustrating. I've swapped out the NIC's in each
machine, swapped out the NIC in the server, replaced the hub with a
switch, downloaded ALL the updates for Office AND Windows, replaced
the cabling, even relocated the server. Nothing works. I need your
help!
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This is not an Outlook issue per se - it sounds more like a networking one.
What version of Exchange? What is the client OS version? What version of
Outlook, also?
 
M

Mr Fabulous

Lanwench said:
This is not an Outlook issue per se - it sounds more like a networking one.
What version of Exchange? What is the client OS version? What version of
Outlook, also?
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thanks for your reply. The server is running Windows Standard Server 2003
Small Business (so whatever version of Exchange comes with that). The
clients are running a mixture of Win98, W2K and WinXP. Also, the Outlook
varies as well. Outlook 97, 2000 and 2003.
 
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Mr said:
thanks for your reply. The server is running Windows Standard Server
2003 Small Business (so whatever version of Exchange comes with
that).
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Exchange 2003 Standard.
The clients are running a mixture of Win98, W2K and WinXP.
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OK - you need DNS to be setup properly... All servers and workstations
should specify *only* the internal AD-integrated DNS server's IP address
(i.e., your SBS server's LAN IP) in their network settings. The
AD-integrated DNS server should be set up with forwarders to your ISP's DNS
servers for external resolution and/or use root hints.

Since you have Win9x, you also need WINS installed/configured - in your DHCP
scope settings supply the WINS IP and choose 0x8 for hybrid mode.
 
M

Mr Fabulous

OK, Thanks. DNS is set correctly but I do not have Wins installed. I'll
give that a try and let you know what happens.
 
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Mr said:
OK, Thanks. DNS is set correctly but I do not have Wins installed.
I'll give that a try and let you know what happens.
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Great. You need WINS if you have WinNT/9x/ME clients.....and also in some
other situations.
 
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