Hi Monika, Renaming the Exchange server is a very risky thing to do. Exchange is Active directory integrated application, and there are many AD Configuration objects created which relate to the Exchange server by name. Plus, there are many registry keys which depend on the server name. If you rename the server, your server will fail to start up the Exchange services. And users wont be able to access the server. So, don't do it :) Regards, Raj -----Original Message----- From: Monika Rabarison [mailto:monika.k.rabarison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 2:20 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] server name and IP address change http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi all, When bringing the Exchange organization into production, would it cause problems if I change the Front-End server name and IP address? I have Exchange 2003 Enterprise, and all involved servers are running Win 2003 Server Enterprise. This is a brand new Exchange deployment. TIA, Monika ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: raj.periyasamy@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx