FMPro 5.03 (in the start-up screen) shows "TCP/IP failed to load". Then it will not connect to our server....which allows only TCP/IP connections. The computer has no difficulty connection to the internet or other processes requireing a TCP/IP connection.

This appears to be only a FMPro issue? I've tried re-installing.

Help!!

Is TCP/IP set as the default FileMaker protocol in the FileMaker Application Preferences?

If yes, try deleting the FileMaker Preferences file. A reinstall might not replace that file. After it's deleted re-launch FileMaker and re-set the preference.

What OS are you running?

I could be you don't have TCP installed/configured

I trashed the FMPro prefs and restarted FMPro. It built the fonts and started Appletalk. I went to Edit/Pref's and set it to TCP/IP. Quit and the same thing "TCP/IP failed to load" on start-up.

Appletalk is set to Ethernet and TCP/IP Control panel is fine. We connect to LAN servers, ethernet and printers (all TCP based) with no problem.

Are you sure that mac is using TCP/IP to connect to those other network resources? Those types of resources (printers/servers) could also be running appletalk.

Do you connect to the internet through the LAN? Are you able to browse web pages?

from my OSX Server. When we log-onto a shared folder in the network, it's by IP address.

Maybe try starting up with a minimal set of extensions. It's possible one of them is messing with FMP.

I think I'm running out of suggestions...

Many thanks

Have you tried with any other computers on your network?

times. I must say, that with OSX I've gotten away from that "thought process" in my problem solving efforts.

If you mean am I having the same problem anywhere else, NO. We run 24 CPU's with FMPro in TCP/IP mode with success.

and get the same "TCP/IP failed to load"

Please feel free to offer ANY other suggestions.

Thanks

Reinstall the OS, possibly have a bad or missing library.

Does 5.0 run on OSX? Are you running it in Classic mode?