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We are using FMS 8.x (latest update) on Mac OS 10.4.11 with 3 databases to serve 5 local FMP 7.x clients all on Macs. Everything was working fine for several months but today only 1 client at a time is able to connect - any of the 5 can connect but only one at a time. We have reinstalled FMS, set all permissions, etc. We opened each file in FMP, after closing FMS, and did a Save As to remove potential corruption. Still no luck. I am told (I am not onsite) that after the Open Remote process at each client a dialog box asks for guest vs. reg. user which is a new occurrence. What is going on and how do we correct it?

I help a non-technical nonprofit with using FM (since FM 2) but at a distance. I just received this appeal for help: "There is a intermittent problem with the front e-mac and the server e-mac. When we access the files on the Filemaker Server 8 by opening Filemaker 7 and then opening remote in the file menu. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. The dialog box opens up but none of the files on the server e-mac show up in either the local server or the favorite server. It is programed to show up in the local server. No other computer in the office seems to have this problem." The "server eMac" hosts FM 8 Server and the "front eMac" is host to the shared documents, etc. from all applications. The "other" computers (4) are Indigo iMacs. All machines are on OS 10.3.9. Can anyone get me started on a potential solution while I get more information from the users?