Site Connector

[gilligan]

I am attempting to create a site connector for a remote site. They are connected to us through a ISDN VPN connection. I can ping the IP and the name all day long successfully. I attempt to create the site connector and get error that the Microsoft Exchange Server Computer does not respond." Peculiar. I am unable to create an X400 connector, as the remote site is using standard version of Exchagne server, not enterprise. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Guest_imported]

i think a site connector has a minimum speed connection required for it to work. Although a ping may work this only checks IP address and not RAS. There is a RAS PING utility from MS which I think is on the Exchange CD or if not availble for download... however it is not the easiest product to use or undestand the results.

It may be worth checking the speed issue if you're on 64K ISDN though.


Two useful Exchange sites are:

http://www.msexchange.org/

see the FAQ section

http://www.ntfaq.com/

Otherwise are you in two domains? Have you set up a trust or will you use the override tab? Are the Exchange service accounts on both sides working OK... or have any locked out due to NT security policy?

Does the Event log show you any more clues or does the site connector just not work?

Can you see the remote machine name rather than just IP address? EG Goto the RUN command in start menu and type \\RemoteMachineName hit return... does it show the available unhidden shares?

 

[Guest_imported]

Oops sorry in last posting I should have put RPC not RAS.
(RPC Ping util etc)

The site connector uses RPC over TCPIP and there are tolerances within RPC which are different to a normal TCPIP ping.

 

[ATCal]

I would assume that there is some type of firewall on each end. Be sure to have the appropriare ports open.

Al
atc-computing@home.com

 

[upsilona]

It could also be a router problem, I' pretty sure that the site connector uses a network broadcast message when it is first set up, and if the connection between you and the remote site does not accept broadcast messages then this could be your problem.

upsilona