Having issues with Sending Emails from Excahnge 2013

Question

hope you can help,
I am learning Excahnge 2013 for the first time, and I have just build my first Excahnge 2013 server on a Windows 2012 server.
I follow the steps from "petenetlive.com" on how to install the server and services. as this is a test bed server, I haven't gone as far as getting the Cert's.
I have tried to different domain names from JCPPhotos.local 
and jessphotos.co.uk but for some reason, I can't get the exchange to send out a test email, but I am able to send emails within exchange to internal email accounts with no issues.
at the moment as this is a test bed, I have all the services on the same server, AD, Domain Contractor, DNS, but once I have this all sorted out then I will split the services onto different servers.
I have at the moment disable all firewalls on the server, and opened all ports on my main firewall for all out going traffic.
I have set up the send connecter as shown by Petenetive, and as the domain name is the same as my public domain name I have done anything else.   has anyone else had the same issues, and if so then can you please advice.

Answer 1

I have check the Queue Viewer, and it looks like all the test emails are blocked, within exchange as it is showinNext
Hop Domain = netsmart.org.uk
Delivery Type = DNSConnectorDelivery
Status = Retry
Message Count 2
Next Retry 04 March 2015  08:20:10
Last Error 400.4.4.7
here is the log file
Identity: SVREXC01\13\8589934602
Subject: TEST 1
Internet Message ID: <[email protected]>
From Address: [email protected]
Status: Ready
Size (KB): 4
Message Source Name: SMTP:Default SVREXC01
Source IP: 172.16.1.13
SCL: -1
Date Received: 03/03/2015 14:07:40
Expiration Time: 05/03/2015 14:07:40
Last Error: 400 4.4.7 Message delayed
Queue ID: SVREXC01\13
Recipients:  [email protected];2;2;[{LRT=};{LED=400 4.4.7 Message delayed};{FQDN=};{IP=}];0;CN=Send-Connector,CN=Connections,CN=Exchange Routing Group (DWBGZMFD01QNBJR),CN=Routing Groups,CN=Exchange
Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=JessPhotos,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=jessphotos,DC=co,DC=uk;0
with Telnet, I tried to open a connection by        open *.*.*.* 25
I type a Nslookup command, but I got a error message   = 500 5.3.3 Unrecognized command
I then tried to use the Telnet a test email with this and I got a error at each command line    500 5.3.3 Unrecognized command
Destination SMTP server   mail1.netsmart.org.uk  =  "this was a guest as this is a hosted domain"
Source domain   jessphotos.co.uk
Sender's e-mail address  
[email protected]
Recipient's e-mail address   [email protected]
Message subject   Test from JessPhotos
Message body   This is a test message
with the EXRCA outbound
I enter in the details,      outbound IP Address = Default gate "I was guesting on this"
for the email address I enter in my local
[email protected], and click Perform test, and I got a error, saying that it didn't like the IP Address
I also tried the IP Address of the Exchange server,  which again didn't work
any ideals ?