No files listed in Hosts dialog

[kilby]

Hello all,

I am trying to set up a airport network to allow a couple of powerbooks to connect to our lan and access our server running FM7.

I have followed Cyborgsams excellent guide and have also searched Apples airport forums on this problem.

From the Powerbook I can use Server Admin and connect with no problem. If I add a our servers IP address in the Favourite Hosts, I get no file list but if I type in the files fullpath I can eventually connect. This is not the best solution as 1. there are over 30 files on this database 2. the laptop owners are not impressed with this workaround .

Is there no work around for this. The problem seems to be the Airport router not passing UDP packets, is this correct? I have also tried the router in bridge mode which allows the laptops to see network resources (domains, printers, etc) but alas in FM7 no files in Hosts dialog.

If someone has figured out this problem I would be most grateful for some advice.

Cheers

Kilby

[CyborgSam]

Is the firewall on the server setup to pass both TCP and UDP packets? Can the same PowerBooks access the databases OK if they are plugged directly into the LAN (not using Airport)?

[kilby]

Hi CyborgSam,

I've disabled the firewall on the server (10.4.2). Its sitting behind my ADSL router & firewall and so its not public and is safe for the moment.

I also just noticed that plugging one of the laptops directly into the LAN doesn't work. What is even more confusing is I download a trial copy of FM8 and this works fine! Via the Airport and ethernet.

I'm running FM7 & developer 7.0v1, is there a problem with this version. I've also trashed the preferences and reinstalled FM (a habit from the Classic days).

[CyborgSam]

Upgrade to v3, it's been out for a long time and has proven reliable. It fixes many bugs, I don't remember if your issue is one of them.

[kilby]

Hi all

Just a followup in case anyone searches this thread, the upgrade to v3 did work. But only after a clean install of FM7 again ( I'm not sure what was wrong with the current installed app on my hard drive). Also File Hosts worked fine when using airport in bridge mode or with NAT & port forwarding.

Thnxs Kilby