[eradis]

How do I do that? What is the URL I use?

For example bes server name = x.
Intranet server name = y.

Do I require any additional server configuration?

[DoomBringer]

If it is a 7100t from T-mobile using MDS, then forget it, because it won't friggin work for me.

[eradis]

no its a corporate bes trying to access a corporate intranet server. From what I understand it goes something like this:

BB -> BES/MDS -> Intranet Server ( IIS - hosting web services ).

But I don't now the url to use to hit the intranet server?

[DoomBringer]

uh, what?
Just enter the hostname:
http://<hostname>
Like, if the server was named mrpibb, and the page you wanted was drpepper.html, then it would be like this:
http://mrpibb/drpeppe.html

[eradis]

Yeah I tryed that and I get a "not found". I am wondering is it something to do with how MDS is configured, or is the default config ok for accessing the intranet.

[corey@12mile]

Make sure MDS is enabled on the BES server. Make sure MDS is enabled for your user in the BES Manager. Make sure you don't have any host headers or anything binding your webserver to an external IP address or something.

Can you open a web browser on the BES server and hit the intranet site? If yes, then double check MDS settings, if no, then double check your webserver config.

cd.

[eradis]

I remote desktoped to the BES server and opened up a browser to the intranet server ( running IIS ). So that worked. The exact error is:

"Unable to determine IP address from host name for x "where x=intranet server name.

I even tryed appending the domain to the hostname but no good.

Any ideas?

[glenn4dde]

Do you have to add that site to the MDS proxy exclusion list? I had to do that for any Intranet site that I connected to from the BlackBerry. (Using 4.0)

[eradis]

How do you do that?

[glenn4dde]

Open the BES console:

Right click on your BES server, select MDS Properties, go to the Proxy tab, click on View/Update Proxy Mappings, click on New Proxy Mapping.

Use Template: Check 'Use host name:' and enter the hostname of the web server.

Exit out and restart the MDS service (just to be sure). Let us know if that worked.

[corey@12mile]

On you BES server, open c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts It's a text file, add the name you want to call your intranet and the IP address of the server.

192.168.0.2 intranet

^^ that would be an example of what you need to put in there...

cd.

[eradis]

cool thanks guys. Actually I needed to also re-enterprise activate, and it works.

[masonfoley]

In other words, when you "activiated" your device, the MDS service book was delivered to the device. It would look something like "DESKTOP: IPPP" in your service book listing.

This is a common configuration issue that we've been running into when getting our customers to beta our new BB software.