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Hi,
I seem to be having some problems installing a filemaker server 9 advanced on the same subnet as a already installed server 7 advanced.
When installing it was impossible to use the administration tool to configure the server while it was connected to the network, there seemed to be some interference between the 2 servers?. When i took it off the network it had no problems, but as soon as i reconnected the new server it would hang and not allow me to connect.
Does anyone know if this is a known issue? will updating the old server (7 advanced) to 9 or 10 solve the issue?
Is it even possible to have 2 different server versions on the same network?
Thanks in advance.
Tobias
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hmmm, i tried starting the fm9 server with the fmserverd start command from the terminal using the username under which it's installed (fmserver), and it seems to start but only for a short period, then it closes the server daemon again.
i can't start it from the admin console application. all it says is
"An error was encountered communicating with the server".
any pointers to where i might find some information regarding what kind of network communication the daemon makes? it seems weird that it works when not connected to the network, but as soon as i plug it in, the database server refuses to start.
thanks in advance
-Tobias
Some times i feel like slapping myself!
Apparently the guy who was managing the servers had it installed on another machine, which he told me wasn't the case, when i asked if that could be the problem.
i learned not to blindly trust what other people are saying, and next time i should go check obvious things like this myself:)
Anyways, thanks much for the super swift replies people, it was helpful.
-Tobias
Jens