RE: Connecting Exchange servers

  • From: "Mulnick, Al" <Al.Mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:26:18 -0500

The MTA would only be needed for mixed environments in most cases.

In this case, it *sounds* like you have a routing issue causing some
confusion.  Do you have this configured with a SMTP connector or on the VS
itself to forward to the smarthost?

Al 

-----Original Message-----
From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 3:01 PM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Connecting Exchange servers

http://www.MSExchange.org/

I am also getting the following error, but running mtacheck /rd /rp shows no
errors:

Event Type:     Warning
Event Source:   MSExchangeMTA
Event Category: Directory Access 
Event ID:       9302
Date:           12/21/2004
Time:           2:54:27 PM
User:           N/A
Computer:       EXCHANGE1
Description:
The transport configuration type 1 for the directory entry CN=MICROSOFT
MTA,CN=EXCHANGE1,CN=SERVERS,CN=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP,CN=ADMINISTRATIVE
GROUPS,CN=domain,CN=MICROSOFT
EXCHANGE,CN=SERVICES,CN=CONFIGURATION,DC=domain,DC=COM is not one of the
supported values. Reconfigure the transport configuration type in the
identified directory entry. [BASE IL MAIN BASE 1 217] (8) 

For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

John Tolmachoff
Engineer/Consultant/Owner
eServices For You


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:52 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Connecting Exchange servers
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> What is interesting is that messages between the 2 servers are being 
> sent out the smart host. This is whether one server receives an 
> inbound for a user on the other, or from a user on one server to a 
> user on the other server.
> 
> I am seeing this error in the app log when a message is sent from one 
> to
the
> other:
> 
> Event Type:   Warning
> Event Source: MSExchangeTransport
> Event Category:       Connection Manager
> Event ID:     4000
> Date:         12/21/2004
> Time:         2:13:14 PM
> User:         N/A
> Computer:     EXCHANGE1
> Description:
> Message delivery to the remote domain 'exchange.domain.com' failed for 
> the following reason: The connection was dropped by the remote host.
> 
> Data:
> 0000: d3 02 04 c0               Ó..À
> 
> Exchange1 is the new server, and exchange is the old server. Message 
> was sent from a user on exchange1 to a user on exchange.
> 
> John Tolmachoff
> Engineer/Consultant/Owner
> eServices For You
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:Al.Mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 6:13 AM
> > To: [ExchangeList]
> > Cc: johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Connecting Exchange servers
> >
> > http://www.MSExchange.org/
> >
> > For starters, I'd say have a look at
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823489
> >
> > And
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281382/EN-US/
> >
> >
> > But I'm a funny one.  I prefer to ensure that Exchange and AD are
correct
> in
> > terms of name resolution and permissions etc.  I tend to look at 
> > service pack levels, event logs, dcdiag, netdiag, policycheck, 
> > telnet to SMTP
etc
> to
> > make sure that all is reportin as well before getting into the
application
> > troubleshooting.  You can use extra logging functions to see if the 
> > rest
> of
> > those work out well.  Netmon can be helpful as well.
> >
> > Winroute is an especially useful tool in these situations.
> >
> > Al
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:36 AM
> > To: [ExchangeList]
> > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Connecting Exchange servers
> >
> > http://www.MSExchange.org/
> >
> > > For the situation you described I was guessing that both were in 
> > > the same routing group/Admin group. If they are in the routing 
> > > group, then no intervention is required for them to send messages to
each other.
> > > That should work and if it does not, you need to troubleshoot and 
> > > fix that
> > prior
> > > to moving on.
> >
> > I am having that exact problem right now at a client. Exchange and
> Exchange1
> > belong to same routing group and same admin group, but users on one 
> > can
> not
> > send to users on another.
> >
> > I am troubleshooting this and any pointers is appreciated. No errors 
> > at present in the event logs, messages just sit in queue until timed 
> > out,
> then
> > NDR to sender.
> >
> > John Tolmachoff
> > Engineer/Consultant/Owner
> > eServices For You
> >
> >
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