Re: "Connect" button just doesn't

....and you may have to re-bind the client to the server......

Roy

Rob Weinberg wrote:
> Thanks Mark.
>
> Actually the G5 is trying to connect to an Xserve. But I don't think it
> even gets as far as trying to connect - I don't think the "Connect"
> button sends its required message to whatever OS X subsystem it should -
> it just makes a minute change in the button's animation and does not
> give any error message. It's like the Connect dialog box itself is broken.
>
> Rob
>
> Mark Ingles wrote, On 10/27/2008 11:37 AM:
>
>> Hi Rob,
>>
>> I assume the server you're connecting to is Windows and it's bound to
>> the AD.
>>
>> Panther 10.3 didn't have any problems connecting to Windows shares. You
>> just needed a Kerberos ticket.
>>
>> Tiger 10.4 usually worked with a Kerberos ticket, but it had problems
>> when the Windows share was a VM. In that case, I found AdmitMac was
>> necessary. I don't know why the VM was more difficult than a standard
>> share, but I witnessed several situations where this was the case. I
>> also found that using the hostname for the server address sometimes
>> worked when the IP address didn't. Give that a try.
>>
>> Leopard 10.5.4 was the first version of OS X that doesn't require a
>> Kerberos ticket or AdmitMac to connect to a Windows share point. It's
>> reason enough to consider upgrading to Leopard.
>>
>> I hope this helps,
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 27, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Rob Weinberg wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> I upgraded a perfectly fine G5 Panther to Tiger.
>>>
>>> After the upgrade, I try to "Connect to server . . .", put in the usual
>>> IP address for my Xserve as I do on a dozen other Macs, but when I click
>>> on the "Connect" button, all I get is a little change in the animation
>>> on the button indicating that it has received my immediate click.
>>> Nothing else. No error message, no "failed to connect".
>>>
>>> Have you heard of this? I did a fair amount of googling but could not
>>> find a solution.
>>>
>>> Alternatively, can I use UNIX to create a desktop alias that will serve
>>> as a connection link - that is, the user clicks on it to connect to the
>>> IP address? If so, how would I do that?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Rob
>>>
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