Test-IPBlockListProvider

Module:

ExchangePowerShell

Applies to:

Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

This cmdlet is available or effective only on Edge Transport servers in on-premises Exchange.

Use the Test-IPBlockListProvider cmdlet to test IP Block list providers on Edge Transport servers.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Test-IPBlockListProvider
    [-Identity] <IPBlockListProviderIdParameter>
    -IPAddress <IPAddress>
    [-Confirm]
    [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
    [-Server <ServerIdParameter>]
    [-WhatIf]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

On Edge Transport servers, the Test-IPBlockListProvider cmdlet checks connectivity to the specified block list provider and then issues a lookup request to the block list provider.

On Edge Transport servers, you need to be a member of the local Administrators group to run this cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

Test-IPBlockListProvider Contoso.com -IPAddress 192.168.0.1

This example tests the existing IP Block list provider named Contoso.com by sending a lookup request to that provider for the IP address 192.168.0.1.

Parameters

-Confirm

The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.

• Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false.
• Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you acknowledge the command before proceeding.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-DomainController

The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, dc01.contoso.com.

The DomainController parameter isn't supported on Edge Transport servers. An Edge Transport server uses the local instance of Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) to read and write data.

Type:	Fqdn
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-Identity

The Identity parameter specifies the IP Block list provider that you want to test. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the IP Block list provider. For example:

• Name
• Distinguished name (DN)
• GUID

Type:	IPBlockListProviderIdParameter
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-IPAddress

The IPAddress parameter specifies an IP address to be used in testing the IP Block list provider. You need to use a known blocked IP address.

Type:	IPAddress
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-Server

The Server parameter specifies the Exchange server where you want to run this command. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the server. For example:

• Name
• FQDN
• Distinguished name (DN)
• Exchange Legacy DN

If you don't use this parameter, the command is run on the local server.

You can't use this parameter to configure other Edge Transport servers remotely.

Type:	ServerIdParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-WhatIf

The WhatIf switch simulates the actions of the command. You can use this switch to view the changes that would occur without actually applying those changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

Inputs

Input types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn't accept input data.

Outputs

Output types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn't return data.