Exchange 5.5 / Windows 2000 Server

[scj6771]

Ok here is my situation, I have a Windows 2000 server DC with 5 clients running Windows 2000, I also have a Windows 2000 server running Exchange 5.5 on that same domain, my 2000 server DC also acts as my DNS server, my question is how and what are the best way to setup my Exchange 5.5 mail server, as it stands now I cannot send or receive mail what am I doing wrong? I understand these questions are a bit general so I will be happy to supply any info you may need to help me.

[cobra]

um, first I would make sure my dns is forwarded to my isp dns...thats just me...
As for exchange, need more info, could be a million reasons why it does not send/receieve...

[mairving]

Definitely need more info than that. What kind of connection to the Internet do you have? Is the Exchange computer able to ping a computer on the Internet. Are all of the Exchange Services running? Is there a ADC running? What do your logs say? Have you turned logging on? Can you connect to the Exchange server via telnet? Etc.? Etc.?

[scj6771]

Ok here it is, I just found out that I can send and recieve e-mail internally, so that is working fine, my problem is getting them from the outside. My internet connection IS comming from my DC/DNS, how do I point Exchange to that DNS server?? and how exactly do I find out the whole "zone transfers" thing? I believe the test messages I am sending from the outside are sitting out there somewhere because I am not recieving any e-mails telling me that it can not reach the reciepeant.