Thanks Daniel. Had a read of those sites. The problem does sound
similar to mine, but I couldn't follow the fixes proposed. The
solution makes reference to deletion of a "URLMount (from old Mac)". I
do have a URLMount folder on both MBP and MB, but not a "URLMount
(from old Mac)" on either. I did however back up the data on the MB
from Time Machine, and then once I got my MBP back from repair, I
transferred the user (me) from the MB to the MBP using Target Disk
mode. So it must have something to do with the problem it seems.
By the way, when I use the "Connect As.." function, eventually I get
this error message...
"Connection failed. The server may not exist or is not operational at
this time. Check the server name or IP address and your network
connection and try again".
Both MB and MBP are accessing the network just fine, and as mentioned
earlier, the MBP can access the MB.
Cheers, Steven
On 31/10/2008, at 1:18 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
On 31/10/08 5:59 PM, "Steven Knowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS.
With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect to
the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP.
From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I
click on the MPB icon, the main windows says "Connecting...". But it
never connects. After a couple of minutes it says "Connection
Failed".
If I click on the "Connect As.." button, it just goes through the
"Connecting..." process again.
Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it?
Cheers, Steven
Hi Steven
A quick google search using the terms Network Sharing "Connection
Failed"
will give you quite a few results.
Some of it suggestions if you migrated data from a backup or time
machine
backup from another computer, then some of the network files can be
wrong.
Some people corrected by doing an "Archive and Install" whereas
another
article <http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7032205>
which
then points to the Apple Support site <http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1736
>
suggestions removing a file and letting it "Reset" it.
Try that and see how you go.
Kind Regards
Daniel
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