Re: RPC Over HTTP

From: Mark Winland (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 07:28:50 -0800

I'll post this here since this seems to be getting
activity. I am having trouble with the actual proxy
settings in Outlook for RPC over HTTP. When I enter the
specified proxy settings per the RWW page it returns a
response, 'The proxy server you have entered is invalid.
Correct it and try again.' Any ideas why this suddenly
doesn't work?

Mark Winland
>-----Original Message-----
>Madison,
>
>Think about it this way:
>
>What URL do you use to access your SBS from a remote
client ? In other
>words, what do you type into IE to make a connection ?
>
>For example:
>
>You have a fixed public IP address for your SBS -
123.456.789
>>From the internet, you can ping your server at
123.456.789
>and/or
>>From the internet, your server will respond to: "telnet
123.456.789 443" (or
>whatever port you know is open)
>
>then you can reach your SBS from the internet at this
url:
>
>https://123.456.789/remote or
https://123.456.789/exchange.
>
>In this case, you need to specify 123.456.789 as the
FQDN when you run the
>CEICW and create the certificate. Once the certificate
is created, the first
>time you connect from a remote client, you will receive
a certificate
>prompt. View, and Install the certificate.
>
>If you have a registered domain name (company.com), and
a dns record exists
>that points to your fixed IP (as above), then you could
use company.com in
>place of the IP address. You could also have a new
record created, such as
>server.company.com that resolves to 123.456.789.
>
>In this case, you could use server.company.com as the
FQDN when you run the
>CIECW, and from a remote client you would go to the url
>https://server.company.com/remote .
>
>The key here is that the name you specify when you
create the certificate in
>CIECW, and the url you use to access the server from the
internet *must*
>mach.
>
>--
>Les Connor [SBS MVP]
>-------------------------------------
>SBS Rocks !
>
>
>
>"Madison" <.> wrote in message news:u$3
$qsK8DHA.2524@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Ray, Is "public" the key here?? I to have encountered
the very same
>issues.
>> The cert name is we chose was different. Everything
else that uses the
>cert
>> is fine??? Outlook just keeps asking for PW over and
over.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sweet things happen on Friday!!!!
>>
>>
>> "Ray Fong [MSFT]" <rayfong@online.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>> news:UhjxlfK8DHA.2508@cpmsftngxa07.phx.gbl...
>> > When you run CEICW, it will ask for the Web
Certificate Name, change
>that
>> > to public IP.
>> > Next, connect to the Remote Web Workplace, follow
the step there again
>> > (Some info will be difference based on the new name
we use in CEICW).
>> > Verify you have installed the "public IP" cert on
the client, verify all
>> > the steps you have followed there.
>> >
>> > Ray Fong
>> > Microsoft SBS Product Support
>> >
>> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and confers no
>> rights.
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > >I've done the CEICW and very carefully followed the
>> > >configuration instructions from the RWW link. When
I try
>> > >to start the Outlook client it takes several
seconds and
>> > >responds with the login screen. I enter the login
>> > >credentials domain\username and password. It tries
for
>> > >several more seconds and comes back with "unable to
>> > >connect" "need to be online" etc, etc. I have a
full
>> > >time broadband connection on the client end that
works
>> > >for everything else and I tried it with another
client
>> > >machine on a different full time broadband
connection.
>> > >Neither connects to the server even though I can do
the
>> > >https thing with IE. There must be a secret button
>> > >someone is not telling me about, I just don't get
it. I
>> > >know this stuff and it is not working.
>> > >>-----Original Message-----
>> > >>If you run CEICW (ToDoList -> Connect to the
Internet),
>> > >you have the option
>> > >>to publish RPC Over HTTP. That's all you need to
do at
>> > >the server side.
>> > >>
>> > >>As far as the client side, logon to
https://FQDN/remote,
>> > >click the link
>> > >>Configure Outlook over the Internet. Follow the
steps by
>> > >steps guide.
>> > >>
>> > >>Ray Fong
>> > >>Microsoft SBS Product Support
>> > >>
>> > >>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no
warranties, and
>> > >confers no rights.
>> > >>
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>
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