DOCUMENT:Q158529  19-DEC-1999  [exchange]
TITLE   :XCON: DS_E_Communications_Problem with Link Monitor
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to start the Microsoft Exchange Link Monitor using the command line
options in a virtual MS-DOS machine (VDM), the following error message appears:

   The option Start Monitor '<servername>\<monitor name>' could not
   be processed successfully.

   The Microsoft Exchange Server computer does not respond.

   Microsoft Exchange Directory
   ID no: DS_E_COMMUNICATIONS_PROBLEM

Starting Link Monitor from the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program
works correctly.

CAUSE
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This error will occur if the command line options are incorrect or in the wrong
order.

RESOLUTION
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Use the correct command line options, as follows:

   Admin /M Monitor_Name\Servername

The command line options can be executed from a VDM or by changing the properties
of an icon.



Additional query words: monitoring

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Keywords          : kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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