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by billc124 1 view

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If some one can give me step by step instructions that actually work on how to setup an Exchange 2000 using a Frontend and Backend setup, I will give you 1000 points. I have several sets of instructions that I have followed to the letter and this still will not work. I really need this ASAP so the more help the better. I already have the stuff from Microsoft, so please don't waste my time and yours and refer me to them. I will not give the points to anyone who points me to the MS documentation.I tried it all already. Their documentation is crap.

Thanks,

Bill

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by billc124

I am not looking to host different companies on one server as the first link talks about. The stuff at slipstick was what I looked at first.

by tony.colgrove

We currently use FE to host OWA with all mailboxes sitting inside on BE.
1) Install Ex2000 Enterprise on the designated FE boxes. Check the little check box.
2) Supply the proper DNS records so people are pointed to the FE.
3) Make sure the FEboxes can access the BE's (Configure DNS properly, allow proper ports through firewalls)
4) Ummm. Thats it. We were done, and it worked. Configured the OWA (FE) servers for SSL.

If you can give some detail as to your design, it might help find the problem you are having.

by billc124

Here is the configuration as of right now. This is a test lab for about two more weeks, then I have to put this into production. One DC, there will be two in the prod. environment. I Exchange 2000 Ent. server as the BE and one Exchange 2000 Ent. server setup as FE. I think that the FE won't talk to the BE, when I get prompted for username and password through IE on the FE, I enter a valid username and password, then it just brings me back to the dialog box prompting for password again. I know that the username and password are correct since I used the same account to login to OWA before setting up the FE box. That is all I can think of. Please give me your thoughts on this.

by billc124

One other thing, right now there is no firewall on the test lan. We do have a firewall on the Production LAN.

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