Article ID: 246278
Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q246278
SYMPTOMS
When you use Exchange Server 5.5 or Exchange 2000 Server, mail may back up in connector queues. When you ping the destination server, you may receive either slow responses or complete timeouts. Also, Event Viewer may display the following events:
CAUSE
This behavior can occur because of network-related problems that are external to Exchange Server performance. When there is not enough network bandwidth for any additional traffic, the message transfer agent (MTA) cannot create the necessary connections.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, troubleshoot network connectivity and bandwidth issues.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
169790 How to Troubleshoot Basic TCP/IP Problems
Additional query words: bandwidth exch2kp2w
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