JSI Tip 5480. How do I administer Microsoft Windows Message Queuing on a Windows 2000-based network?

Start Active Directory Sites and Services.

On the View menu, click Show Services Node.

In the console tree, expand the Services node, right-click MsmqServices, point to New, and then click MSMQ Routing Link.

In the Site 1 box and the Site 2 box, use the DOWN ARROW keys to select the two sites between which you want to route messages.

In routing link cost, add or change the cost.

NOTE: Costs can range from 1 to 4,294,967,295. The number represents the relative monetary cost of communication over a link. A routing link has a default routing link cost of 1. Microsoft recommends that you do not change this default setting unless you have multiple routing links between two sites and you want to enforce message routing over a specific routing link.

Start Active Directory Sites and Services.

Expand the Services node, and then click MsmqServices.

In the details pane, right-click the routing link that you created, and then click Properties.

Click the Site Gates tab, and then perform one of the following tasks:

Start Active Directory Sites and Services.

On the View menu, click Show Services Node.

In the console tree, expand the Services node, right-click MsmqServices, and then click New Foreign Site.

Type a name for the new site.

Start Active Directory Sites and Services.

On the View menu, click Show Services Node.

In the console tree, expand the Services node, and then right-click MsmqServices.

Click New Foreign Computer.

In the Name box, type the name of the foreign computer, and then in the Site box, type the name of the foreign site to which you want to add the computer.