Single server front end/back end
I have a single Exchange 2003 server with the latest service pack. I currently have it up and running and sitting behind my firewall. I have port 443 configures to pass the traffic to my Exchange server so OWA and Active Sync work. I have found instructions on how to configure it as a single front end/back end server but I have not been successful at making it work. My goal is to allow remote users to launch Outlook and connect to the Exchange server. When I test the setup, I see that Outlook is trying to connect with several ports. It does not initiate the connection with 443 only. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
March 10th, 2011 8:07pm

Hi Here's a link for how to configure Exchange 2003 RPC over HTTP (single server scenario) http://www.petri.co.il/how-can-i-configure-rpc-over-https-on-exchange-2003-single-server-scenario.htm And how to configure Outlook using RPC over HTTP http://www.petri.co.il/configure_outlook_2003_to_use_rpc_over_http.htm Jonas Andersson | Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011 | MCITP: EMA 2007/2010 | Blog: http://www.testlabs.se/blog | Follow me on twitter: jonand82
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March 11th, 2011 5:09am

Hi, Here is another article for you, Using Outlook 2003 to connect to Exchange 2003 using RPC over HTTPS: http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Outlook_2003_Connect_Exchange_2003.html Best regards, SerenaPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
March 15th, 2011 8:11am

Thanks for all your help. I have used these documents already to get to the point that I am at now. When I launch Outlook, I am not able to get past the login screen. It is not authenticating for some reason. I see the traffic on my firewall on port 443. I do not see anything in the event logs on the exchange server.
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March 18th, 2011 3:18pm

Does the traffic goes through the firewall to the Exchange server? How are you typing in the username? Jonas Andersson | Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011 | MCITP: EMA 2007/2010 | Blog: http://www.testlabs.se/blog | Follow me on twitter: jonand82
March 22nd, 2011 9:55am

I am sorry for the delay. I am not receiving an email when there is a response to this. I have tried typing in domain\user and user@domain.com. Neither work. It appears to try to connect on ports other than 443.
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May 2nd, 2011 5:56pm

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