You don't need RPC for DNS look up and name resolution. Are you able to do a nslookup and lookup for the failing domain name MX records ? -----Original Message----- From: Richard Spencer [mailto:rspencer@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 3:05 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Port 135 http://www.MSExchange.org/ I am having a problem where email to certain domains is failing with the error "Domain does not exist". Now, we are able to send this mail from an outside source, i.e. hotmail, with no problem. In my firewall, there is an error about packets getting dropped that coincide with the email errors. The Firewall is reporting "Packets dropped: RPC Mapper". So, what's the deal? Do I need to have Port 135 open through my firewall for the RPC? Any ideas? Richard Spencer Internet Production Manger Network Administrator RGC Communications 630.307.8811 x118 rspencer@xxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ 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: 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 send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')