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,...
View ArticleNbtNs 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...
View ArticleTroubleshooting 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...
View ArticleOCS/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...
View ArticleJob 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...
View ArticlemsRTCSIP-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....
View ArticleUpdating 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...
View ArticleGroup 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...
View ArticleIdentify 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...
View ArticleSilverlight 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...
View ArticlemsRTCSip-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...
View ArticleLync 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...
View ArticleTroubleshooting 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...
View ArticleOCS/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...
View ArticleJob 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...
View ArticleSilverlight 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...
View ArticlemsRTCSip-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...
View ArticleLync 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...
View ArticleTroubleshooting 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...
View ArticleOCS/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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