Exchange 5.5 on Windows 2000

Dear all,

Iâ??m trying to install a new EXCH 5.5 server on a WIN2K box. When I try to join an existing site (EXCH 5.5 server on NT 4) I get the following message:


Failed to connect to the server '<server name>' with the following error. Try a different server, or correct the error.

The Microsoft Exchange Server computer does not respond.

Microsoft Exchange Directory
DS_E_COMMUNICATIONS_PROBLEM


Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance,

Olivier

Steven
Thu Jul 08 11:34:44 CDT 2004

Make sure you can ping the NT4 5.5 server from the Windows 2000 Server, and
vice versa.
Be sure you are using an account with permissions to the Exchange 5.5 Site
and Configuration.
Check out this KB on the NT4 Box as it is a possible cause:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322051&Product=nts40


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"Olivier" <Olivier@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:09F722D3-85BA-4F7D-B4CA-63E98B55BBBA@microsoft.com...
> Dear all,
>
> I'm trying to install a new EXCH 5.5 server on a WIN2K box. When I try to
join an existing site (EXCH 5.5 server on NT 4) I get the following message:
>
>
> Failed to connect to the server '<server name>' with the following error.
Try a different server, or correct the error.
>
> The Microsoft Exchange Server computer does not respond.
>
> Microsoft Exchange Directory
> DS_E_COMMUNICATIONS_PROBLEM
>
>
> Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance,
>
> Olivier
>

Olivier
Fri Jul 09 02:53:45 CDT 2004

Hi Steven,

I can ping the NT4 5.5 server from the Windows 2000 Server, and
vice versa.

Iâ??m installing Exchange 5.5 on the WIN2k server with an account which has Service Account Admin rights on both Site and Configuration level on the NT4 EXCH 5.5 box.

The versions of the files mentioned in the KB article:

// NT4 server //

C:\winnt\system32\Schannel.dll
Product version: 5.00.1880.14
Created: Friday, May 10, 2002 7:50:10 PM

C:\winnt\system32\Ntlmssps.dll
Product version: 4.00
Created: Thursday, November 18, 1999 11:04:00 AM

C:\winnt\system32\Security.dll
Product version: 4.00
Created: Thursday, November 18, 1999 11:04:00 AM

// WIN2K server //

C:\winnt\system32\Schannel.dll
Product version: 5.00.2195.6899
Created: Thursday, March 11, 2004, 4:37:41 AM

Ntlmssps.dll; not installed

C:\winnt\system32\Security.dll
Product version: 5.00.2154.1
Created: Tuesday, December 07, 1999, 2:00:00 PM

What versions are 56 bit and what versions are 128 bit?

Thanks in advance,

Olivier


"Steven Halsey [MSFT]" wrote:

> Make sure you can ping the NT4 5.5 server from the Windows 2000 Server, and
> vice versa.
> Be sure you are using an account with permissions to the Exchange 5.5 Site
> and Configuration.
> Check out this KB on the NT4 Box as it is a possible cause:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322051&Product=nts40
>
>
> --
> Steven Halsey
> Stevhal@online.microsoft.com
> Microsoft Exchange
>
> Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for
> newsgroup purposes only.
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
>
> "Olivier" <Olivier@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:09F722D3-85BA-4F7D-B4CA-63E98B55BBBA@microsoft.com...
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I'm trying to install a new EXCH 5.5 server on a WIN2K box. When I try to
> join an existing site (EXCH 5.5 server on NT 4) I get the following message:
> >
> >
> > Failed to connect to the server '<server name>' with the following error.
> Try a different server, or correct the error.
> >
> > The Microsoft Exchange Server computer does not respond.
> >
> > Microsoft Exchange Directory
> > DS_E_COMMUNICATIONS_PROBLEM
> >
> >
> > Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Olivier
> >
>
>
>