How to Verify That World Wide Web Publishing Service Is Running

This topic helps you troubleshoot an unsuccessful RPC over HTTP connection. This article explains how to verify that the World Wide Web Publishing Service is running on your Exchange Server 2003 computer.

Procedure

To verify that the World Wide Web Publishing Service is running on Exchange Server 2003

1. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:

   net start w3svc

2. Verify that you can resolve the name of the back-end Exchange Server 2003 computer from the RPC proxy server.

   Note

   Do this to make sure that the RPC proxy server can communicate with the back-end Exchange Server 2003 computers by using RPC communications.

For More Information

• For information on deploying RPC over HTTP in different Exchange Server 2003 scenarios, see Deployment Scenarios for RPC over HTTP.

• For more information about troubleshooting RPC over HTTP communications, see the following topics:

  • How to Verify That RPC over HTTP Support Is Installed

  • How to Verify That SSL Certificate Is Installed on RPC Proxy Server

  • How to Verify RPC Virtual Directory Configuration

  • How to Verify That RPC Proxy Server Has Basic Authentication Configured

  • How to Verify That RPC Proxy Server Extension Is Loading Properly

  • How to Verify Client Computer Configuration

  • How to Verify Exchange Server 2003 Port Configuration