I keep getting this message since I upgraded to Mountain Lion

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I keep getting this message since I upgraded to Mountain Lion

There was a problem connecting to the server "Mac Pro" The server may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, and then try again.

I have a Mac Pro, but it is not a server. It isn't even turned on. I am successfully connected to my VERIZON FIOS NETWORK using a wireless network. How do I get this message to stop popping up every 30 seconds????

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Sep 2, 2012 11:11 AM

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Answer 1

thomas_r.

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Sep 2, 2012 12:31 PM in response to kt4ever

Actually, every Mac is a fully capable server, you just have to enable server tasks.

For some reason, your computer is trying to connect to the Mac Pro, probably for file sharing. Since the Mac Pro is not available, you get that message. Try looking in System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Login Items. Is the Mac Pro on that list? If so, remove it. If not, you've got some other process that you have configured to connect to that machine, perhaps Time Machine, that is unable to do so.

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kt4ever Author

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Sep 2, 2012 12:49 PM in response to thomas_r.

Only thing checked in login items is iTunes helper and antivirus.

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thomas_r.

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Sep 2, 2012 4:30 PM in response to kt4ever

What about Time Machine? Were you backing up to a hard drive attached to that Mac Pro at some point?

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Answer 4

t_bif

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Oct 17, 2012 3:10 PM in response to kt4ever

I had the same general problem: every few minutes I would get the message "There was a problem connecting to the server 'myserver'. Contact your system administrator for more information."

The problem went away for me when I reset the sync server.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1627

I hope this works for others as well.

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