A Network Error Occurred while Communicating with Remote Host
Topic Last Modified: 2009-11-18
The Microsoft Exchange Analyzer tool attempts to make a TCP connection to the host provided during the test. If the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer tool is unable to establish a TCP connection over port 80 and port 443 with the host, then it displays the following error message.
"A network connection error occurred while communicating with the remote host: '0'"
Where "0" is replaced with additional information as to why the connection failed.
ExRCA must be able to establish a TCP session over ports 25, 80, and 443 during various tests performed by the tool.
Connection failures of this type are commonly caused by the following:
The server is down.
The specified port is not listening for TCP connections.
A firewall, proxy server, or hardware device is blocking the connection to your server.
The network is congested.
Ensure that the server is up and available to the network by troubleshooting the network connectivity by using Microsoft Knowledge Base article 323388, "How To Diagnose and Test TCP/IP or NetBIOS Network Connections in Windows Server 2003" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3052&kbid=323388).
Use the netstat.exe utility to determine whether the appropriate service is actually listening on the port being tested using Microsoft Knowledge Base article 323352, "How To Determine Which Program Uses or Blocks Specific Transmission Control Protocol Ports in Windows Server 2003" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3052&kbid=323352).
Use the Portqry.exe tool to test the TCP connectivity from different points within and outside your network to determine whether a network device is blocking connectivity to the specified port. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article "How to Use Portqry.exe to Troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server Connectivity Issues" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3052&kbid=310298).
Use Network Monitor to capture network traffic to troubleshoot your issue. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article "Information about Network Monitor 3.2 in Windows Vista" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3052&kbid=955998).
The Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer is a new tool with limited documentation at this time. In an effort to improve the documentation for each of the errors you might receive, we would like to solicit additional information from the community. Please use the Community Content section below to post additional reasons why you failed at this point. If you need technical assistance, please create a post in the appropriate Exchange TechNet forum or contact support.