exchange settings and entourage

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ERG

I am having trouble setting up my Entourage users with the Exchange
server. In the office, I must specify the local server name or IP
sbsserver/192.168.1.2). But out of the office, I must use the subdomain
alias/public IP to connect. Any ideas on how to have just one setting
in Entourage to allow connections both in and out of the office?
 
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Paul Robichaux [MVP-Exchange]

ERG said:
I am having trouble setting up my Entourage users with the Exchange
server. In the office, I must specify the local server name or IP
sbsserver/192.168.1.2). But out of the office, I must use the subdomain
alias/public IP to connect. Any ideas on how to have just one setting
in Entourage to allow connections both in and out of the office?
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Why don't you just use the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) in both
places? e.g. for my Entourage install on my MacBook Pro, I use
"rapier.robichaux.net" as the Exchange server name. Inside my firewall,
that resolves to the internal IP; outside, it resolves to the correct
public IP. This does require you to set up your public and private DNS
properly, but it's probably the best solution.

Cheers,
-Paul
 
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Daniel Vargo

Another solution is to join your work network via a VPN; then your internal
work settings should work just fine.
 
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ERG

Paul said:
Why don't you just use the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) in both
places? e.g. for my Entourage install on my MacBook Pro, I use
"rapier.robichaux.net" as the Exchange server name. Inside my firewall,
that resolves to the internal IP; outside, it resolves to the correct
public IP. This does require you to set up your public and private DNS
properly, but it's probably the best solution.

Cheers,
-Paul
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That's what I will do. Thanks for the input.
 
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