Im not very keen on DNS configuration. Here's my issue I'm trying to configure my exchange to use (mail.swr1online.com) for my OWA url. The server name matches url. I configured the home directory to use a redirection to a URL then typed/exchange in the redirect box. I created an A Record on my hosted Domain from GodaddyHost:mail.swr1online.com points to:71.170.83.99 I only have Forward lookup configured on my DNS server. Do I need to configurea reverse lookup zone? Like I said I know little on DNS!!!!! I am able to get to owa by typing the public IP address I have NAT'ed. I tried nslookup for mail.swr1online.com and itfailed. Any ideas? Thanks guys..!

Can you get to your OWAserver by typing: http://mail.swr1online.com/exchange or https://mail.swr1online.com/exchange But, you are unable to get to it by typing: http://mail.swr1online.com Is that correct? If that is the case, it is probably an IIS redirection issue. When you configured the "A Redirection to a URL" feature on the Home Directory page of the Default Web Site properties, did you also click the "A directory below URL entered" and "A permanent redirection to a URL" checkboxes? If not, do that, then try again.

I can get to OWA from inside the network by typing http://mail/exchange and https://mail/exchangeif I am on the server itself and I type http:// or https://mail.swr1online.com it will go to OWA. It wont on any other workstaion inside the network. Only way I can access OWA outside the network is by typing the public IP I have NAT'ed.? IPaddress/exchange I did the IIS redirection. Nothing from outside the network with http: or https://mail.swr1online.com servername is mail, but the full computer name is mail.swr1online.com