rpc problem

[jmiller]

I have no certificate problems and can get to owa and establish an ssl
connection but every time I try to use rpc after setting up a profile, I
can't establish a connection. I enter my password and it keeps going back to
the password screen. running sbs 03 with sp1

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Are you entering your credentials as domain\userid then password?

When you setup the rpc/https connection, did set the authenticate to basic
or ntlm? (basic is usually the best bet as some firewalls don't handle ntlm
very well.)

 

[jmiller]

yes I am entering my credentials as domain\userid then password.
authentication is basic. when you enter your credentials to log on it tries
and keeps bouncing back to password. owa works and i can log on to the server
using https I just can't connect with http over rpc... the main thing we are
trying to use since most machines are outside of the lan

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Are you sure the HTTP virtual server is setup to accept basic
authentication?

 

[jmiller]

yes it is

Are you sure the HTTP virtual server is setup to accept basic
authentication?

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Assuming this is a single server setup, did you specify on the RPC/HTTP tab
that this is a back-end server? (This tab is in Exchange System Manager.
Just bring up the properties on the server object.)

/neo

PS - This tab is introduced in Exchange 2003 SP1. Not familiar with SBS
2003 SP1 to know if it includes SP1 for Exchange 2003.

 

[jmiller]

it is a single server setup... and on the server prop. tab it is set to not
part of an rpc topology... I tried to set it to back end server and I get a
error

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

If its the dialog I'm thinking of, its normal because it serves as a
reminder to those setting up a front end/back end solution. RPC/HTTPs works
fine in single server solutions. (and yes, my single server here at home is
set as a back end server.)

 

[jmiller]

I changed it to back end server and tried it again.... same situation it pops
back to the log in for a password. does the service need to be stopped and
restarted? I checked the log and it doesn't show anything that Ive tried to
log in and fail

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Yes, but before you do this, please double check two registry key values on
the exchange server. Open regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Rpc\RpcProxy


Enabled should be set to 1

ValidPorts should show the netbios and fully qualified domain name for you
exchange server. Port numbers would be 6001-6002 and 6004. To explain
better, if mail server name is MSEXCH in the CONTOSO.COM domain then the
entry would look like:

msexch:6001-6002;msexch.contoso.com:6001-6002;msexch:6004;msexch.contoso.com:6004