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Outlook Sync Issues

I must get at least three or four calls a week with complaints about the Outlook Sync “Errors” that people are seeing. First off, there is no Sync “Errors” folder, it is a Sync Issues folder. Second,...

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NbtNs Query from OCS 2007 R2 to Internet

Recently, I have found some strange behavior from my Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Edge server environment. Every 15 minutes, the Edge server sends out three NetBIOS Name Service (NbtNs) queries...

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Troubleshooting PIC Federation

Yesterday, there was a significant problem with AOL’s instant messenger when it came to federation with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Lync Server 2010 environments. Yes, I know, people...

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OCS/Lync Federation–Need to Prefix Federated User Addresses with “SIP:”

It has been several months since I ran into this issue, but I heard a colleague was having a similar issue so I figured I should write it up. What happened in my case is that I set up Federation...

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Job Title not Synching for Communicator

I just love some of these off the wall oddities when it comes to OCS and Lync. FYI, I have run into the same issue in Lync as well. In this case, it was OCS. Anyway, the symptoms were simple. The user...

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msRTCSIP-OptionFlags Set to 2147483007

I just love my luck sometimes. So, I hear from one of my co-workers that some accounts have this really odd number for their msRTCSIP-OptionFlags attribute. He is very concerned about what this means....

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Updating Office Communications Server 2007 Certificates–Alternate Method

There are several nice blogs out there on renewing certificates and even replacing certificates. In my most recent case, I had to replace certificates using another method because the issuing CA was...

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Group Chat File Transfer Error

This is another situation impacted by certificates, and is often seen after the certificate has been changed or replaced on a Group Chat server because it expired or is about to expire. Basically, when...

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Identify Group Chat Users

It can be a pain to identify which users have been enabled for Group Chat rooms as there is no attribute in Active Directory that relates to Group Chat. Now, I suppose you could just go and visit each...

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Silverlight for Troubleshooting Missing Video Device in Lync? Whaaaaat?

OK, first off, I am almost sorry to see Silverlight going away. It is an interesting product, which brings me to this blog post. Today, I was working with a client trying to troubleshoot another video...

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msRTCSip-OptionFlags

I have written about this Active Directory property and how it can be used to identify the configuration of users for OCS 2007 R2. One of the keys is that if the number is an odd number, that means...

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Lync Server 2010, Group Chat

I swear, every time somebody talks about patching, I cringe. While I support patching, I also understand that there is risk associated with it. Last week, I patched my Group Chat servers. Life has...

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Troubleshooting PIC Federation

Yesterday, there was a significant problem with AOL’s instant messenger when it came to federation with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Lync Server 2010 environments. Yes, I know, people...

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OCS/Lync Federation–Need to Prefix Federated User Addresses with “SIP:”

It has been several months since I ran into this issue, but I heard a colleague was having a similar issue so I figured I should write it up. What happened in my case is that I set up Federation...

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Job Title not Synching for Communicator

I just love some of these off the wall oddities when it comes to OCS and Lync. FYI, I have run into the same issue in Lync as well. In this case, it was OCS. Anyway, the symptoms were simple. The user...

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Silverlight for Troubleshooting Missing Video Device in Lync? Whaaaaat?

OK, first off, I am almost sorry to see Silverlight going away. It is an interesting product, which brings me to this blog post. Today, I was working with a client trying to troubleshoot another video...

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msRTCSip-OptionFlags

I have written about this Active Directory property and how it can be used to identify the configuration of users for OCS 2007 R2. One of the keys is that if the number is an odd number, that means...

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Lync Server 2010, Group Chat

I swear, every time somebody talks about patching, I cringe. While I support patching, I also understand that there is risk associated with it. Last week, I patched my Group Chat servers. Life has...

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Troubleshooting PIC Federation

Yesterday, there was a significant problem with AOL’s instant messenger when it came to federation with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Lync Server 2010 environments. Yes, I know, people...

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OCS/Lync Federation–Need to Prefix Federated User Addresses with “SIP:”

It has been several months since I ran into this issue, but I heard a colleague was having a similar issue so I figured I should write it up. What happened in my case is that I set up Federation...

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