Hi,
The diagram may look like this:
-server in internet:
www.mydomain.com
-this server has a subdomain: exchange.mydomain.com
-this server shell forward all mails going to
(E-Mail Removed) to
our router with the static IP 1.2.3.4 and port 25000
-then comes our router 1.2.3.4
-this (3COM) router shell forward everything coming to port 25000 to the
internal Win 2003 server 192.168.0.1
-then comes the server 192.168.0.1 which shell forward all the mails to the
Exchange server 192.168.0.2
Hope this makes it a bit clearer.
It's a bit complicated, but I dont see any other posibility.
I thought a non standard port would be better for security reason.
The Exchange server is listening on the standard port. There I didnt change
anything.
The telnet thing I havent tried yet. I will tomorrow.
One problem is that I dont know where the messages get lost. Is there a way
to see if the messages reach the router 1.2.3.4?
Regards,
Ralf
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> ralf <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > Hello there,
> >
> > I hope this time it's the right forum for my question.
>
> Actually, no.....microsoft.public.exchange.connectivity might be better.
> >
> > I am having problems configuring a MS Exchange Server 2003. The
> > server is located in our LAN. The mail addresses first go to a public
> > server which is forwarding them to a router with a static IP. This
> > router is the entrance to our LAN. It should forward all messages to
> > another router in our LAN which then should process the messages to
> > the Exchange server.
>
> What's the reason for all these hops?
>
> > For example:
> > I have a mail address like (E-Mail Removed). All messages to
> > mylocalnet.com are forwarded from the public server to the router
> > with port 25000.
>
> Why a nonstandard port, out of curiosity?
>
> >
> > The router forwards them to a second router with port 25000.
> > This router forwards them to the Exchange server. Port 25 or 25000?
>
> I don't know; I can't see your server from here. But unless you changed your
> virtual SMTP server's listening port to 25000, it's 25, and it sounds like
> you want to change that.
> >
> > I dont know where exactly is the mistake, but the Exchange server
> > does not receive any messages. So I dont know to which port I have to
> > send the messages from the second router. I tried various.
>
> Elsewhere on your LAN, can you telnet to your Exchange server on port 25000?
> >
> > I can send messages from the Exchange server without problems. Just
> > receiving them does not work.
> >
> > Any ideas are appreciated?
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Ralf
>
> It might help if you could include a simple diagram (in text).
>
>
>