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LACA Network Settings
Domain Name System
Workstations and servers inside the LACA service area must
ultimately point to the following DNS server addresses in order to get
correct DNS responses:
Primary DNS
: 172.16.145.3
Secondary DNS : 172.16.145.4
If a district is running
it's own DNS services from a local server, workstations within the
district should point to that local server for DNS, and the local DNS
server must use the two addresses listed above as "forwarders". In a
Windows 2000 server, the forwarders are configured by using
"Administrative Tools...DNS", right-clicking the server name at the top of
the tree, and choosing Properties. Add the two addresses above under the
Forwarders tab.
Workstations should not
refer to the two addresses above directly, if there is an available DNS
server within the district. If the district does not have a DNS server,
and the workstations are configured using static IP addresses, please
configure them to point to the DNS addresses above.
Referring directly to any
other DNS server outside of the LACA network will not work. DNS requests
to the outside world from district servers/workstations are stopped at
LACA's firewall as of August 2002.
POP3, IMAP, and SMTP services
The settings below are used when configuring
e-mail clients such as Outlook 2000, Outlook Express, Netscape
Communicator, or Eudora e-mail clients to read LACA e-mail.
If you are configuring a mail client INSIDE the LACA network, use the
following settings:
Incoming POP3 server : pop3.laca.org
Incoming IMAP server : imap.laca.org
Outgoing SMTP server : smtp.laca.org
If you are configuring a
mail client OUTSIDE of the LACA network, use the following settings:
Incoming POP3 server : pop3.laca.org
Incoming IMAP server : imap.laca.org
Outgoing SMTP server : Use your own ISP's outgoing SMTP server.
Here are some examples from a few local providers:
Roadrunner : smtp-server.columbus.rr.com
Ameritech : mail.col.ameritech.net
Alltel.Net : mail.alltel.net
You must point to your own ISPs SMTP server, because SMTP access to
SMTP.LACA.ORG is not provided outside of the LACA network. This is
standard practice for ALL e-mail providers, to prevent unauthorized use of
their e-mail server by non-customers. An alternative way to access LACA
e-mail from outside the LACA network would be to use the web-based
Outlook Web Access product offered by LACA. This requires no setup of your home computer.
Just login to the web interface and read your e-mail.
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