Hi, I just hooked up another computer in my office. I am running Filemaker Server 9. I cannot see the hosted file from the newly connected PC.

If I open the file on the server machine (not using FMS), I can open it using Filemaker Network Sharing. I have disabled all firewalls.

see diagram here:

http://www.gliffy.com/publish/1458138/

any ideas? please help! thanks in advance. I have racked my brain on this for the last 5 hours!

-Kevin

Check number of files allowed to be hosted. Also, check that you did [color:red]not tell the file not to display its name in the Open Remote.

Steven

FMS is set to allow 15 FMP connections (I have maybe 4-5 users max connected at anytime)

File is visible in Open Remote dialog for other computers.

so I don't think that's the problem.

this morning its working fine! I'm not sure what did it. I changed the number of allowed users from 10 to 15. maybe this forced some sort of update, or re-recognition of it. don't know.

the take home is, if you're at your office until 1:30am trying to connect to your server. go home, get some sleep, and try again in the morning. :

-Kevin