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Can't connect to server

Everything was working fine on Friday. Then on monday, I can not connect to the server from any of my other (10) Macs.

The server IP is still valid.

The Server name is still valid.

I can Ping the IP with no problems.

From the Server, I can connect to all of the connected Macs, on the network, and get out to the internet, but none of the other Macs can connect to the Server.

If I, Finder > Go > Connect to Server, and enter the Server IP, I get, "The server 192.168.0.200 may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Blah, blah blah..." The standard server not available message.

Any ideas what I'm missing?

All of the shared volumes still have the same permission settings and are shared.

I'm really scratching my head because I know it is probably something simple.

Thanks

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4), Mac Server 10.6.4

Posted on Oct 19, 2010 9:09 AM

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Oct 19, 2010 1:26 PM in response to Strontium90

I did reboot the server.

I can not talk to the TCP port. I get this message,
"Trying 192.168.0.200...
telnet: connect to address 192.168.0.200: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host"

I do not see any errors in the log.

I did not stop file services as I rebooted the Server. Doesn't that automatically stop and restart all services?

The power did go out in the building and apparently drained the UPS before it could safely shut down the server. I feel my problem is related to the hard shut off.

Oct 19, 2010 3:05 PM in response to ToddyBoy

Check that AFP is actually running on the server. (Using server admin)
In my experience, on very rare occasions, AFP wouldn't start after a shutdown.

Also, I believe you need the :548 after your server's IP address if testing via telnet. That specifies the AFP port.

And, lastly, does restarting a client have any effect?

Message was edited by: tibor.moldovan

Can't connect to server

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