joechandler
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Q: remote desktop client refusing connections

iMac running OS 10.6.8  Updates completed as of 11:23 AM on 3/12/2012.  8 Gigs of RAM

 

This one is in a lab with 23 other computers of the exact same set-up.  This ONE will not allow an Apple Remote Desktop connection.  I've repaired permissions and ran the disk tools' "repair disk" application.

 

Nothing.

 

 

Any suggestions?

 

 

Joe

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 12, 2012 9:26 AM

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  • by TeenTitan,

    TeenTitan TeenTitan Mar 12, 2012 11:42 PM in response to joechandler
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    Mar 12, 2012 11:42 PM in response to joechandler

    What IP address is the effected client using? Have you searched ARD to see if another computer record currently include that IP address? if so, have you tried removing the IP address fromt he conflicting computer record?

     

    Have you tried using VNC to connect to the effected client? ie, go to dock, click on finder, go to menu bar, click on the go menu, chose connect to server, type in vnc://ipAddress of effected cleint, click connect.

     

    For the clent, you tried turning Remote Management off and then back on?

    Have you tried setting remote management so all user can connect?

    still can't connect, have you tried turning the firewall on, and then off again?

  • by Macgyyver,

    Macgyyver Macgyyver May 1, 2012 11:28 AM in response to joechandler
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    May 1, 2012 11:28 AM in response to joechandler

    Just learned about the ARD kickstarter somehow it had forgotten our main server user account was an ARD admin.

     

    The -help file helped me most…

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2370

  • by etbozo,

    etbozo etbozo May 10, 2012 12:45 PM in response to TeenTitan
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    May 10, 2012 12:45 PM in response to TeenTitan

    Had similar problem after updating a server to 10.7.4. Could see the server but couldn't vontrol it with ARD. Turning Remote Management off then on again did the trick. Thanks.

  • by Michael Llanes,

    Michael Llanes Michael Llanes May 15, 2012 7:47 AM in response to etbozo
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    May 15, 2012 7:47 AM in response to etbozo

    im having the same problem, but turning remote management off and back on did not fix this...

  • by Bloblo63,

    Bloblo63 Bloblo63 May 15, 2012 2:46 PM in response to Michael Llanes
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    May 15, 2012 2:46 PM in response to Michael Llanes

    Same issue for me - since the 10.7.4 update the computer seems out of access !

  • by cathy fasano,

    cathy fasano cathy fasano May 16, 2012 12:42 PM in response to joechandler
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    May 16, 2012 12:42 PM in response to joechandler

    Another trick in the ARD voodoo toolkit:  When you have a client behaving strangely, go to the "All Computers" tab and note the IP address.  Then delete it.  Then go to the Scanner, find it, and drag-n-drop it.  Or re-add it manually via the IP, if it's not showing up n the Scanner.

     

    I think the hi-tech description is "the software is a little funky."

  • by Bloblo63,

    Bloblo63 Bloblo63 May 16, 2012 2:27 PM in response to cathy fasano
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    May 16, 2012 2:27 PM in response to cathy fasano

    No effect !

     

    It seems rather a 10.7.4 issue : From a 10.7.4 Mac you could manage and control all computer on our network. But a 10.6.8 Mac can not manage and control a 10.7.4 computer. Only a 10.7.4 Mac can manage another 10.7.4 computer.

    Thanks Apple for this beautiful update !

  • by etbozo,

    etbozo etbozo May 16, 2012 2:52 PM in response to Bloblo63
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    May 16, 2012 2:52 PM in response to Bloblo63

    I wouldn't expect to run a 10.7 Mac from a 10.6 Mac, but it might be handy. I'd also like to be able to create a NetRestore 10.6 image on my 10.7 Server, but that doesn't work, either. That's a drag. Still, ARD's hard to beat for the price and capabilities.

  • by chicster,

    chicster chicster May 16, 2012 3:58 PM in response to Bloblo63
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    May 16, 2012 3:58 PM in response to Bloblo63

    Well, none of my ARD computers are  SL any longer.  But I still have one 10.4 running ARD and it controls my 10.7.4 computers.  So I can't speak to whether a 10.7.4 computer can be controlled by a 10.6.8 computer, but I can say it can be controlled by at least some things besides another 10.7.4. 

  • by chicster,

    chicster chicster May 16, 2012 4:13 PM in response to etbozo
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    May 16, 2012 4:13 PM in response to etbozo

    My impression was in general that if you wanted to create a  netrestore image (using system image utility), you needed to match the version of system image utility (say 10.6) with the OS you were imaging (10.6).  So I wouldn't expect to make a 10.6 net restore image using 10.7 SIU.  Could be very wrong here.  But I do know that the 10.7 server will SERVE the 10.6 net restore image as I have done that frequently.  But I make the image on a 10.6 machine running SIU 10.6.  Doesn't need to be a server, just any old 10.6 machine with enough room. 

    So I'm not sure what you mean by "create a net restore 10.6 image" on the server.  If you mean actually have the server create the image using SIU, then yeah, I'm not surprised that is a no go.  Now if you mean have a 10.6 net restore image that works and is served from the 10.7 server, then that should happen.