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Cannot log in to the server

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Every time when the server take buck-up from any pc (automatically or manual) then disappear from the network and
Cannot logon using remote desktop (error message:"This computer cannot connect to you home server. Check you network connection and make sure your home server is powered on. If you home server has recently restarted, try again in a few minutes.")
Cannot logon to Window Home Server Console from any pc (the same error message)
Cannot access shared folders
Tray icon is gray it say (the pc not connected to server)
Saturday, June 5, 2010 4:07 PM
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It sounds like there is a issue with IP Addressing on the server or your network resolving the server name to the IP Address. I suggest configuring your home server with a Static IP address and making sure you can connect to it issuing the static address and the name of the server.Saturday, June 5, 2010 9:39 PM
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On 6/5/2010 11:07 AM, xdoc wrote:> Every time when the server take buck-up from any pc (automatically or> manual) then disappear from the network and>> Cannot logon using remote desktop (error message:"This computer cannot> connect to you home server. Check you network connection and make sure> your home server is powered on. If you home server has recently> restarted, try again in a few minutes.")>> Cannot logon to Window Home Server Console from any pc (the same error> message)>> Cannot access shared folders>> Tray icon is gray it say (the pc not connected to server)>>>It could be your router or switch that is causing the issue, especiallyif you're having problems accessing the server from outside of yournetwork (which you haven't mentioned).After taking care of the the solutions that Daniel suggested, trypowering off all of the computers in your network (including the serverand anything else that's connected directly to the router/modem/switch)and unplugging your router/modem/switch for about 30 seconds. After youplug the router/modem/switch back in, power the server on first, thenanything else with a static IP address, and finally anything else thatyou have connected. This should prevent conflicts with IP addresses,and hopefully resolve the problem (possibly temporarily or permanently).If this does fix the problem, and it returns at a later point in time,then you may want to consider the router to be the problem. Otherwise,it could just be an intermittent issue.I specified router/modem/switch, because I don't know whether you have amodem that provides routing, or a router or switch that connects thedevices together. So, whichever you have, that will be what you want tounplug (or you can unplug them all. Just make sure you plug the modemin before the router or switch).Hope this helps, and have a great day:)Patrick.--Smile... Someone out there cares deeply for you.Have you updated your OS and Antivirus today?
Smile.. Someone out there cares deeply for you.Saturday, June 5, 2010 11:01 PM -
Also, Have a look at the state of the IPSEC service. See what is happening there.
Daniel B IT Technician / Network AdministratorThursday, November 4, 2010 3:13 AM