AppleTalk connection issue between MAC OS 10.4.11 workstation and MAC OS 8.6 server

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AppleTalk connection issue between MAC OS 10.4.11 workstation and MAC OS 8.6 server

Hello,

We have been using a handful of IMAC G5's running OS 10.4.11 on our server network for decades. The file server is a G3 running OS 8.6. All of a sudden, all of the G5's have lost connection to the Appleshare file server via Appletalk. We can connect to the internet, and we are being assigned a proper IP address with no issue. None of our settings have changed and we have rebooted everything multiple times, but still cannot connect. We can ping the server from the Network Utility just fine. We can also see the AppleTalk entity from the Network Utility. But when we try to connect to the server using Finder>Go>Connect to Server we get the following error message "You cannot connect to this server because it cannot be found on the network. Try again later or try a different URL."

This has been working for decades. Does anyone have any idea why this would suddenly fail?

Thanks!

Servers/Datacom

Posted on Jul 22, 2022 11:07 AM

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Jan Hedlund

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Jul 23, 2022 12:32 PM in response to Bob_E_24

Hi,

This may not have anything to do with the connection problem in question, but could it possibly be something date/time-related? A G3 Mac with Mac OS 8.6 may need a special control panel in order to handle dates from year 2020 and later.

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Jul 25, 2022 08:56 AM in response to Jan Hedlund

Hi,

Thank you for your response. The G3 is displaying the correct date and time. Would this still be a potential issue if the G3 is displaying the correct date/time? I've inherited this old system and am not very familiar with the problem you mention.

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Jan Hedlund

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Jul 25, 2022 09:37 AM in response to Bob_E_24

Thank you for the information.

You may want to have a look at the following article.

https://lowendmac.com/2019/the-looming-y2k20-bug-and-how-to-protect-your-system/

I have seen at least one iMac G3 running Mac OS 8.6 with this problem. The SetDate control panel solved that.

Since your G3 is showing the correct date and time, it may already have a special control panel (or it is not affected for some other reason). I do not know whether a wrong date/time would be relevant regarding the AppleTalk issue.

If necessary, double-check the date and day of the week by Get Info on a New Folder.

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Jan Hedlund

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Jul 25, 2022 11:18 AM in response to Bob_E_24

I should add that it is possible to set Date & Time correctly under Mac OS 8.6 if an Internet time server is used (selected in the normal control panel). This may be why it is working with your G3.

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AppleTalk connection issue between MAC OS 10.4.11 workstation and MAC OS 8.6 server

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