Re: connecting OS9 Mac to exchange server

From: Peter MacEwen (peter_at_macewencan.com)
Date: 09/08/04

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    Nope this is real 9.2 no OSX to be found.

    "William Smith" <mecklists@REMOVETHIS.mn.rr.com> wrote in message
    news:mecklists-CB0121.11561904092004@msnews.microsoft.com...
    > In article <0m0_c.26254$CG3.1830403@news20.bellglobal.com>,
    > "Peter MacEwen" <peter@macewencan.com> wrote:
    >
    > > I'm trying to connect an OS9 Mac to a 2003 exchange server. The Mac can
    ping
    > > the IP address of the exchange server but it cannot ping the FQDN of the
    > > exchange server (it's all on an internal IP address range, 192.168.0.x)
    even
    > > though I have put together a proper HOSTS file (I think I have). The Mac
    is
    > > using DHCP to get's its IP address (from the same machine running
    exchange)
    > > and it shows that the DNS server is the proper #, it can't ping the
    exchange
    > > server name.
    > >
    > > Where is the HOSTS files supposed to go? Just to check
    > >
    > > The HOSTS file looks like
    > >
    > > SERVER1 CNAME myexch.myexchange.edu
    > > myexch.myexchange.edu A 192.168.0.10
    > >
    > > I can ping 192.168.0.10 but when I try to ping SERVER1 it fails
    >
    > A question for you: Are you running Mac OS 9 in Classic mode under Mac
    > OS X or is your Mac actually booted into Mac OS 9?
    >
    > If you're running Mac OS 9 in Classic mode then you need to know that
    > although the Classic environment depends on some of the networking
    > functions of Mac OS X, it still uses some of its own networking. This
    > includes the setup for Hosts files. An entry in an old blog of mine may
    > help you <http://homepage.mac.com/theoriginalmeck/blog/>. Scroll to the
    > very bottom entry.
    >
    > Hope this helps! billl
    > --
    > William M. Smith
    > (Microsoft Interop MVP)

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