First Exchange server

Is there a way that Outlook can use the Exchange server without the PC
joining the Domain?

Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.

Bharat
Fri Nov 18 16:18:27 CST 2005

Yes it can. You will be prompted for authentication when you start Outlook.
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Bharat Suneja
MCSE, MCT
www.zenprise.com
blog: www.suneja.com/blog
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"gamichaels" <gamichaels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21E7EB9F-D6B8-4101-BAD8-D7C24A1DDC3A@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way that Outlook can use the Exchange server without the PC
> joining the Domain?
>
> Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.

John
Fri Nov 18 16:21:39 CST 2005

Yes, user can use OWA or RPC over HTTP. For Outlook Client, if you set the
username and password the same on the pc as the username and password for
users domain account you can also use Outlook. You will be prompted to
authenticate the first time but after that it will cache the credentials.

--
John Oliver, Jr.
MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
Microsoft Certified Partner

"gamichaels" <gamichaels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21E7EB9F-D6B8-4101-BAD8-D7C24A1DDC3A@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way that Outlook can use the Exchange server without the PC
> joining the Domain?
>
> Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.

Daniel
Fri Nov 18 22:03:12 CST 2005

gamichaels wrote:
> Is there a way that Outlook can use the Exchange server without the PC
> joining the Domain?
>
> Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.

Yep - Just make sure the DNS/WINS(err) servers are pointed to a DNS
server aware of the exchange servers address (probably already is) and
connect. This is, of course, provided you are on the same network as
the exchange server; elsewise use RPC/HTTP functionality in Exchange
2003/Outlook 2003. When you start up, it will prompt you for
username/password.

If they are not on Outlook 2003 or you are not on Exchange 2003, you can
always fall back to IMAP/SMTP - it will give you more functionality than
POP3. Or, introduce the user to the wonders of OWA.


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Sincerely,
Daniel S. Tate,
MCSA+Messaging,
Sun Certified Security, Network and Systems Administrator

gamichaels
Mon Nov 21 10:31:09 CST 2005

This sounded very straight forward until I tried it. I tried setting up
Outlook 2003, I do get prompted for login credentials. I type in the user
name and password, the window flashs. The login window stays on the screen
with the username line populated, the password line is blank. No error
message. It's like it doesn't like the password or it's not seeing the mail
server. I double checked the user account and password in Active directory.
We are a Novell shop. I added a record to DNS on the Novell side for the mail
server, but not the Domain controller. The mail server is Exchange 2003
running on Server 2003. There is a separate 2003 server acting as the Domain
controller with Active Directory and DNS on it. I have a desktop system
joined to the domain pointing to the DC as it's DNS and WINS server. I am
able to connect via Outlook 2003 from this desktop. I am trying to connect
from my laptop on the same network, it is not a member of the domain, it
points to the Novell server for DNS. I am apparently missing a piece.

Thank you again for any additional advice you can offer.

"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:

> Yes, user can use OWA or RPC over HTTP. For Outlook Client, if you set the
> username and password the same on the pc as the username and password for
> users domain account you can also use Outlook. You will be prompted to
> authenticate the first time but after that it will cache the credentials.
>
> --
> John Oliver, Jr.
> MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
> Microsoft Certified Partner
>
> "gamichaels" <gamichaels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:21E7EB9F-D6B8-4101-BAD8-D7C24A1DDC3A@microsoft.com...
> > Is there a way that Outlook can use the Exchange server without the PC
> > joining the Domain?
> >
> > Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.
>
>
>

John
Mon Nov 21 18:44:50 CST 2005

On your Laptop, add the IP and FQDN of your Exchange 2003 Server to your
Host File. Then test it by opening a command prompt and ping your Exchange
2003 Server by name.

--
John Oliver, Jr.
MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
Microsoft Certified Partner

"gamichaels" <gamichaels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:891FB5F9-503C-4B33-B411-8D814ED3D32A@microsoft.com...
> This sounded very straight forward until I tried it. I tried setting up
> Outlook 2003, I do get prompted for login credentials. I type in the user
> name and password, the window flashs. The login window stays on the
> screen
> with the username line populated, the password line is blank. No error
> message. It's like it doesn't like the password or it's not seeing the
> mail
> server. I double checked the user account and password in Active
> directory.
> We are a Novell shop. I added a record to DNS on the Novell side for the
> mail
> server, but not the Domain controller. The mail server is Exchange 2003
> running on Server 2003. There is a separate 2003 server acting as the
> Domain
> controller with Active Directory and DNS on it. I have a desktop system
> joined to the domain pointing to the DC as it's DNS and WINS server. I am
> able to connect via Outlook 2003 from this desktop. I am trying to
> connect
> from my laptop on the same network, it is not a member of the domain, it
> points to the Novell server for DNS. I am apparently missing a piece.
>
> Thank you again for any additional advice you can offer.
>
> "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Yes, user can use OWA or RPC over HTTP. For Outlook Client, if you set
>> the
>> username and password the same on the pc as the username and password for
>> users domain account you can also use Outlook. You will be prompted to
>> authenticate the first time but after that it will cache the credentials.
>>
>> --
>> John Oliver, Jr.
>> MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
>> Microsoft Certified Partner
>>
>> "gamichaels" <gamichaels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:21E7EB9F-D6B8-4101-BAD8-D7C24A1DDC3A@microsoft.com...
>> > Is there a way that Outlook can use the Exchange server without the PC
>> > joining the Domain?
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.
>>
>>
>>

gamichaels
Tue Nov 22 08:52:04 CST 2005

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I tried this but, nothing changed.
I ended up typing a different version of the user name and ended up getting
prompted with a window telling me the syntax of the username. Once I
followed that suggestion, it authenticated and is working fine. Thank you
for your time and enjoy the upcoming holiday!

"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:

> On your Laptop, add the IP and FQDN of your Exchange 2003 Server to your
> Host File. Then test it by opening a command prompt and ping your Exchange
> 2003 Server by name.
>
> --
> John Oliver, Jr.
> MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
> Microsoft Certified Partner
>
> "gamichaels" <gamichaels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:891FB5F9-503C-4B33-B411-8D814ED3D32A@microsoft.com...
> > This sounded very straight forward until I tried it. I tried setting up
> > Outlook 2003, I do get prompted for login credentials. I type in the user
> > name and password, the window flashs. The login window stays on the
> > screen
> > with the username line populated, the password line is blank. No error
> > message. It's like it doesn't like the password or it's not seeing the
> > mail
> > server. I double checked the user account and password in Active
> > directory.
> > We are a Novell shop. I added a record to DNS on the Novell side for the
> > mail
> > server, but not the Domain controller. The mail server is Exchange 2003
> > running on Server 2003. There is a separate 2003 server acting as the
> > Domain
> > controller with Active Directory and DNS on it. I have a desktop system
> > joined to the domain pointing to the DC as it's DNS and WINS server. I am
> > able to connect via Outlook 2003 from this desktop. I am trying to
> > connect
> > from my laptop on the same network, it is not a member of the domain, it
> > points to the Novell server for DNS. I am apparently missing a piece.
> >
> > Thank you again for any additional advice you can offer.
> >
> > "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Yes, user can use OWA or RPC over HTTP. For Outlook Client, if you set
> >> the
> >> username and password the same on the pc as the username and password for
> >> users domain account you can also use Outlook. You will be prompted to
> >> authenticate the first time but after that it will cache the credentials.
> >>
> >> --
> >> John Oliver, Jr.
> >> MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
> >> Microsoft Certified Partner
> >>
> >> "gamichaels" <gamichaels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:21E7EB9F-D6B8-4101-BAD8-D7C24A1DDC3A@microsoft.com...
> >> > Is there a way that Outlook can use the Exchange server without the PC
> >> > joining the Domain?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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