Hi Ace,

Have run the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer at
https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/



Fails with an Http 500 error - output below

Testing Exchange ActiveSync
Exchange ActiveSync test Failed
Test Steps
Attempting to resolve the host name remote.warmmyhome.co.nz in DNS.

Host successfully resolved
Additional Details
IP(s) returned: 203.97.49.172

Testing TCP Port 443 on host remote.warmmyhome.co.nz to ensure it is
listening and open.
The port was opened successfully.
Testing SSL Certificate for validity.
The certificate passed all validation requirements.
Test Steps
Validating certificate name
Successfully validated the certificate name
Additional Details
Found hostname remote.warmmyhome.co.nz in Certificate Subject Common
name

Testing certificate date to ensure validity
Date Validation passed. The certificate is not expired.
Additional Details
Certificate is valid: NotBefore = 5/20/2009 5:06:37 AM, NotAfter =
5/20/2014 5:06:37 AM"



Testing Http Authentication Methods for URL
https://remote.warmmyhome.co.nz/Micr...er-Activesync/
Http Authentication Methods are correct
Additional Details
Found all expected authentication methods and no disallowed methods.
Methods Found: Basic

Attempting an ActiveSync session with server
Errors were encountered while testing the ActiveSync session
Test Steps
Attempting to send OPTIONS command to server
OPTIONS response was successfully received and is valid
Additional Details
Headers received: MicrosoftOfficeWebServer: 5.0_Pub
Pragma: no-cache
Public: OPTIONS, POST
Allow: OPTIONS, POST
MS-Server-ActiveSync: 6.5.7638.1
MS-ASProtocolVersions: 1.0,2.0,2.1,2.5
MS-ASProtocolCommands:
Sync,SendMail,SmartForward,SmartReply,GetAttachment,GetHierarchy,CreateCollection,DeleteCollection,MoveCollection,FolderSync,FolderCreate,FolderDelete,FolderUpdate,MoveItems,GetItemEstimate,MeetingResponse,ResolveRecipients,ValidateCert,Provision,Search,Notify,Ping
Content-Length: 0
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:40:24 GMT
Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
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Attempting FolderSync command on ActiveSync session
FolderSync command test failed
Tell me more about this issue and how to resolve it
Additional Details
Exchange ActiveSync returned an HTTP 500 response.

I followed the link in the test results to
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-nz/l...EXCHG.80).aspx
but I am not sure how this stuff relates to SBS (as I know SBS does some
stuff to combine front-end and back-end into one box).

Any advice you have would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Hugh


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"HughSmith" <HughSmith.432ine@newsgroup> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Ace,
>
> Have run the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer at
> https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/
>
> Fails with an Http 500 error - output below
>
> Testing Exchange ActiveSync
> Exchange ActiveSync test Failed
> Test Steps
> Attempting to resolve the host name remote.warmmyhome.co.nz in DNS.
>
> Host successfully resolved
> Additional Details
> IP(s) returned: 203.97.49.172
>
> Testing TCP Port 443 on host remote.warmmyhome.co.nz to ensure it is
> listening and open.
> The port was opened successfully.
> Testing SSL Certificate for validity.
> The certificate passed all validation requirements.
> Test Steps
> Validating certificate name
> Successfully validated the certificate name
> Additional Details
> Found hostname remote.warmmyhome.co.nz in Certificate Subject Common
> name
>
> Testing certificate date to ensure validity
> Date Validation passed. The certificate is not expired.
> Additional Details
> Certificate is valid: NotBefore = 5/20/2009 5:06:37 AM, NotAfter =
> 5/20/2014 5:06:37 AM"
>
>
>
> Testing Http Authentication Methods for URL
> https://remote.warmmyhome.co.nz/Micr...er-Activesync/
> Http Authentication Methods are correct
> Additional Details
> Found all expected authentication methods and no disallowed methods.
> Methods Found: Basic
>
> Attempting an ActiveSync session with server
> Errors were encountered while testing the ActiveSync session
> Test Steps
> Attempting to send OPTIONS command to server
> OPTIONS response was successfully received and is valid
> Additional Details
> Headers received: MicrosoftOfficeWebServer: 5.0_Pub
> Pragma: no-cache
> Public: OPTIONS, POST
> Allow: OPTIONS, POST
> MS-Server-ActiveSync: 6.5.7638.1
> MS-ASProtocolVersions: 1.0,2.0,2.1,2.5
> MS-ASProtocolCommands:
> Sync,SendMail,SmartForward,SmartReply,GetAttachment,GetHierarchy,CreateCollection,DeleteCollection,MoveCollection,FolderSync,FolderCreate,FolderDelete,FolderUpdate,MoveItems,GetItemEstimate,MeetingResponse,ResolveRecipients,ValidateCert,Provision,Search,Notify,Ping
> Content-Length: 0
> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:40:24 GMT
> Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
> X-Powered-By: ASP.NET
>
>
>
> Attempting FolderSync command on ActiveSync session
> FolderSync command test failed
> Tell me more about this issue and how to resolve it
> Additional Details
> Exchange ActiveSync returned an HTTP 500 response.
>
> I followed the link in the test results to
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-nz/l...EXCHG.80).aspx
> but I am not sure how this stuff relates to SBS (as I know SBS does some
> stuff to combine front-end and back-end into one box).
>
> Any advice you have would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hugh
>
>
> --
> HughSmith

You know, I had a feeling this was the issue. I was going to ask if you are
using Forms Based Authentication. I forgot, SBS is set to Forms Based by
default (IIRC). Therefore, you will have to follow Method #2 in the
following link. I had to set this on a few of my customer sites to get it to
work, but trying to think back, I believe they were non-SBS servers. I
thought the SBS wizard configures this for you?

Nonetheless, please read the following to understand what is going on, and
the fix for it.

Exchange ActiveSync and Outlook Mobile Access errors occur when SSL or
forms-based authentication is required for Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=817379

Ace

Hi Ace

I have followed the steps in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=817379,
method 2.

When I got to step 8 of Create a secondary virtual directory for
Exchange server I ran into an issue as the exchange-oma vdir already
existed as a sub folder of Default Website in IIS, and I see further
down in that article that SBS must use this name for OMA.

So I deleted the existing exchange-oma vdir from IIS and re-ran the
whole process from the beginning of "Create a secondary virtual
directory for Exchange server" onwards.

My original problem remains.

I followed the link through to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898131/
and ran the steps here as I was unable to browse to https://FQDN/oma.

After adding an additional identity for the default website as per
898131 I can now successfully browse the exchange folders of my testoma
user.

Then proceeded to rerun the activesync test at
https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/.

Same error as before - output below...

Testing Exchange ActiveSync
Exchange ActiveSync test Failed
Test Steps
Attempting to resolve the host name remote.warmmyhome.co.nz in DNS.

Host successfully resolved
Additional Details
IP(s) returned: 203.97.49.172

Testing TCP Port 443 on host remote.warmmyhome.co.nz to ensure it is
listening and open.
The port was opened successfully.
Testing SSL Certificate for validity.
The certificate passed all validation requirements.
Test Steps
Validating certificate name
Successfully validated the certificate name
Additional Details
Found hostname remote.warmmyhome.co.nz in Certificate Subject Common
name

Testing certificate date to ensure validity
Date Validation passed. The certificate is not expired.
Additional Details
Certificate is valid: NotBefore = 5/20/2009 5:06:37 AM, NotAfter =
5/20/2014 5:06:37 AM"



Testing Http Authentication Methods for URL
https://remote.warmmyhome.co.nz/Micr...er-Activesync/
Http Authentication Methods are correct
Additional Details
Found all expected authentication methods and no disallowed methods.
Methods Found: Basic

Attempting an ActiveSync session with server
Errors were encountered while testing the ActiveSync session
Test Steps
Attempting to send OPTIONS command to server
OPTIONS response was successfully received and is valid
Additional Details
Headers received: MicrosoftOfficeWebServer: 5.0_Pub
Pragma: no-cache
Public: OPTIONS, POST
Allow: OPTIONS, POST
MS-Server-ActiveSync: 6.5.7638.1
MS-ASProtocolVersions: 1.0,2.0,2.1,2.5
MS-ASProtocolCommands:
Sync,SendMail,SmartForward,SmartReply,GetAttachment,GetHierarchy,CreateCollection,DeleteCollection,MoveCollection,FolderSync,FolderCreate,FolderDelete,FolderUpdate,MoveItems,GetItemEstimate,MeetingResponse,ResolveRecipients,ValidateCert,Provision,Search,Notify,Ping
Content-Length: 0
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:20:25 GMT
Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
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Attempting FolderSync command on ActiveSync session
FolderSync command test failed
Tell me more about this issue and how to resolve it
Additional Details
Exchange ActiveSync returned an HTTP 500 response.

Clicked through on the More info link to
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-nz/l...EXCHG.80).aspx.

Downloaded the IIS Auth Diagnostics Tool (from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en).


I'll stick those diagnostics in a separate post below.

Next step?

Cheers,

Hugh


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"HughSmith" <HughSmith.4347rb@newsgroup> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Ace
>
> I have followed the steps in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=817379,
> method 2.
>
> When I got to step 8 of Create a secondary virtual directory for
> Exchange server I ran into an issue as the exchange-oma vdir already
> existed as a sub folder of Default Website in IIS, and I see further
> down in that article that SBS must use this name for OMA.
>
> So I deleted the existing exchange-oma vdir from IIS and re-ran the
> whole process from the beginning of "Create a secondary virtual
> directory for Exchange server" onwards.
>
> My original problem remains.
>
> I followed the link through to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898131/
> and ran the steps here as I was unable to browse to https://FQDN/oma.
>
> After adding an additional identity for the default website as per
> 898131 I can now successfully browse the exchange folders of my testoma
> user.
>
> Then proceeded to rerun the activesync test at
> https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/.
>
> Same error as before - output below...
>
> Testing Exchange ActiveSync
> Exchange ActiveSync test Failed
> Test Steps
> Attempting to resolve the host name remote.warmmyhome.co.nz in DNS.
>
> Host successfully resolved
> Additional Details
> IP(s) returned: 203.97.49.172
>
> Testing TCP Port 443 on host remote.warmmyhome.co.nz to ensure it is
> listening and open.
> The port was opened successfully.
> Testing SSL Certificate for validity.
> The certificate passed all validation requirements.
> Test Steps
> Validating certificate name
> Successfully validated the certificate name
> Additional Details
> Found hostname remote.warmmyhome.co.nz in Certificate Subject Common
> name
>
> Testing certificate date to ensure validity
> Date Validation passed. The certificate is not expired.
> Additional Details
> Certificate is valid: NotBefore = 5/20/2009 5:06:37 AM, NotAfter =
> 5/20/2014 5:06:37 AM"
>
>
>
> Testing Http Authentication Methods for URL
> https://remote.warmmyhome.co.nz/Micr...er-Activesync/
> Http Authentication Methods are correct
> Additional Details
> Found all expected authentication methods and no disallowed methods.
> Methods Found: Basic
>
> Attempting an ActiveSync session with server
> Errors were encountered while testing the ActiveSync session
> Test Steps
> Attempting to send OPTIONS command to server
> OPTIONS response was successfully received and is valid
> Additional Details
> Headers received: MicrosoftOfficeWebServer: 5.0_Pub
> Pragma: no-cache
> Public: OPTIONS, POST
> Allow: OPTIONS, POST
> MS-Server-ActiveSync: 6.5.7638.1
> MS-ASProtocolVersions: 1.0,2.0,2.1,2.5
> MS-ASProtocolCommands:
> Sync,SendMail,SmartForward,SmartReply,GetAttachment,GetHierarchy,CreateCollection,DeleteCollection,MoveCollection,FolderSync,FolderCreate,FolderDelete,FolderUpdate,MoveItems,GetItemEstimate,MeetingResponse,ResolveRecipients,ValidateCert,Provision,Search,Notify,Ping
> Content-Length: 0
> Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:20:25 GMT
> Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
> X-Powered-By: ASP.NET
>
>
>
> Attempting FolderSync command on ActiveSync session
> FolderSync command test failed
> Tell me more about this issue and how to resolve it
> Additional Details
> Exchange ActiveSync returned an HTTP 500 response.
>
> Clicked through on the More info link to
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-nz/l...EXCHG.80).aspx.
>
> Downloaded the IIS Auth Diagnostics Tool (from
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en).
>
>
> I'll stick those diagnostics in a separate post below.
>
> Next step?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hugh
>
>
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> HughSmith

I assume you set the registry entries correctly as stated in Method 2.

Curious, have you been changing the authentication methods in IIS and not in
the ESM? You should only be using the ESM to change anything like that. If
it is not available in the ESM, then you use IIS. This is because there is a
utility that runs in the background called the DS2Meta function that reads
the the data in AD (the Config Container in AD is where the Exchange stores
it's data), and populates the IIS Metabase.

Ace