Re: Outlook Synchronization error over VPN

Thanks for the reply. I'd love to try that but I think I have an issue.
I have 4 different machines that I use to remotely access my mail and all of
them have outlook 2000 on them. I once installed outlook 2003 on a machine
and ran into issues and my google search turned up others in forums who were
having issues running outlook 2000 and 2003 on the same account in exchange
server. I hope I'm wrong about that as your solution seems to really suit
my needs. Please make my day <g>



"SteveB" <newsgroup@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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SBS 2003 comes with Outlook 2003 so you can install that on your laptop
instead of Outlook 2000. Then Outlook Anywhere will work very well for
your remote email.

"DKF" <dkfif@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for the replies

I can VPN into the server and do drive mapping etc from this laptop. At
one time I was able to do VPN, drive mapping and also Outlook
synchronization. Some setting has changed. I can also VPN into my
server from a desktop at home using the same wifi and from that desktop
do an outlook synchronization just fine. I interpret that to say the
problem is not on the SBS side.

Since my wife's desktop and my desktop at home can both VPN into the
server and do an outlook synchronization, I'm assuming there is nothing
inherently wrong with the wifi configuration.

I had decided it was a setting on the laptop issue. I uninstalled
zonealarm to keep that from being an issue and also. I have deleted the
profile and set up a new one with the same results. I have also deleted
the VPN connection and recreated it with the same results.

I did a search for Outlook anywhere and it appears to work with OL 2007
and OL 2003. I have OL 2000 on the laptop and am running SBS 2003. Can
I make this work with this configuration?


"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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When you say your wife can VPN into your server, you're referring to the
same SBS server you're unable to connect to, and she's connecting from
the same remote network, right? So that rules out both everything on
the SBS side, and anything on your home network, and seems to confine
the problem to your one laptop?

In that case, I'd try recreating the VPN connection on your laptop from
scratch. Verify that you have access to any other resource you'd expect
over the VPN. Check firewall settings on the laptop - the OneCare
firewall and some others block outbound VPN by default, so you might
want to turn on the logging for any firewall on the laptop to make sure
it's not that.

I'd also test this from a wired connection on your home network. I've
had some inexplicably weird issues with wireless once in a while - I've
got two separate wireless networks here, and I had a laptop that would
connect to one but not the other. I ended up having to replace the
wireless NIC in the laptop.

As a last resort, you could try recreating the Outlook profile on the
laptop. If that works, it'll be pretty hard to explain why it formerly
worked on the wired LAN, but it's a quick and simple thing to try.

I absolutely agree with SteveB about Outlook Anywhere - it's a thing of
beauty. I'm assuming the VPN is because you use it for other things as
well as Outlook, but I've set up Outlook Anywhere on my laptop anyway,
just for times when I only need access to e-mail.


"DKF" <dkfif@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have an odd problem. I did a search and could not find the answer and
I apologize if this has been asked before.

I have a laptop running XP SP2. I have a server running SBS 2003.

There was a time when I could VPN in to my server fine from my laptop
and syncronize my outlook on the laptop with my server.

I haven't done a synchronization over VPN for a while but when I tried
yesterday, outlook just kept saying "connecting.." and never connected.
After a time I get kicked out and told my username or password was
incorrect.

I can hook my laptop to my ethernet cable at work and syncronize my
laptop outlook with no problems.

I have a desktop at home that VPN's into my server over wifi and that
synchronizes fine.

My wife can VPN into our server and synchronize her account fine.

Problem arises when I come home. I connect wirelessly and VPN into my
server. I run the same outlook on the same laptop and when I hit
"syncronize" on my laptop, I get "connecting" but nothing after that. I
have had this working on this laptop before and for some reason it
won't work any longer.

Thanks for any help you can give me to help solve this








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