File unavailable message from OpenRemote

[Oldsneekers]

I have FM10. Others in the office have FM9. I have the solution on FM server 9

Previously when I used the open remote file script using, I would see the desired file name in the window pop up, select it and the file would launch. All of a sudden today, after clicking on that same file name in the window, I got the message, file not accessable to user, can't open file (or something like that). What gives???

The other users CAN open the file using the OpenRemote function.

I will admit I've been having very a slow internet connection for the last week and today discovered that my Lynksys Firewall is the problem so I removed it from the network, and the internet issue is not longer a problem.

Are my computer's setting corrupted or is there a problem with FM9 server?

Thanks for all help past and present.

[Oldsneekers]

More info...

I tried to share other FM files with the various office computers with FM server off and the files simply on the desk top, and am unsuccessful. I set the computers to share, set FM sharing to share and unchecked the "don't let others see file"

Each computer can "see" the other's IP address in the FM OpenRemote window but the desired FM DB (or others being tested) are not being "seen". I only have 3-4 users so within the 5 max for FM pro

Any suggestion?

[IdealData]

Try resetting any switches/hubs.

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Be sure that no machine is blocking Port 5003.

Steven

[Oldsneekers]

Thanks for the input. I reset switches, turned machines off and on, checked ports and finally solved the problems of which there were many:

Problem1: for some reason file sharing was off at the server (did I accidentally click this off???)

Problem 2: the ownership permissions under Get Info were not on FM server and FM admin for owner and group respectively so I reset these (did I loose these when I took the file home for tweeking the gui file??)

Problem 3: the IP addresses kept changing so computers couldn't talk to eachother, after trying to isolate the internet modum, network switch and multiple calls to ISP and service calls and the purchase of a new network switch, read somewhere to turn everything off and turn on in a certain order: First the internet modem, then the network switch, and last the computers. All is now working fine (did a possible power outage over a weekend cause the network switch, modem and computers all put out different IP addresses without coordination???) In any case, all is working well.

I hope this helps anyone else on the verge of pulling his/her last hair out by the roots.

Greg.

[Oldsneekers]

Clarification: turn everything off then turn on one element at a time and wait for it to fully function before turning on the next element: modem>firewall>switch>computers.

Thanks again to all that took the time to help.

[Steven H. Blackwell]

If you use the Upload assistant it will correctly set the Unix privileges. Otherwise, you have to do it yourself. Glad things are working now.

Steven

[Oldsneekers]

Thanks, hopefully I've paid my karmic debt for a while.

Greg