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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 1281
Sharing databases on a network
File hosting troubleshooting
If you are having trouble hosting a file
• Make sure your computer is set up for networking. See your network administrator.
• Check to make sure that FileMaker Network Sharing is turned on. (See Sharing databases
on a network.)
Other errors and remedies
• If FileMaker Pro is not responding, stop the application and launch it again. If this does not
help, restart the computer and try again.
• You can only host FileMaker files that are open on your computer.
• You can’t host from two different instances of FileMaker Pro on the same machine. If two
instances of FileMaker
Pro are running, quit one and then open the shared file in the
remaining running copy.
• Running FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server on the same computer is not supported. If
you see the message “FileMaker cannot share files because another user is already sharing
files using FileMaker
Pro on this computer,” quit both applications and run only one of the
applications.
• Another computer on your network might be using the IP address assigned to you (or vice
versa). Check with your network administrator.
• The computer might be set to DHCP with no DHCP server present. Check with your
network administrator to verify correct network setup.
• You can’t host if there is a network error. Check with your network administrator.
• If your system is set up for IPv6 but other systems trying to access it are not, revert to using
an IPv4 address if possible.
Related topics
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Networked database performs slowly
Cannot see hosted databases
If the Open Remote File dialog box does not show a shared database that is being hosted over a
network:
• Make sure the host and client computers are correctly connected to the network. Refer to
the documentation that came with your computer or ask your network administrator.
• Host and client computers must use FileMaker 7.0 or later for IPv4 addresses, and
FileMaker 10.0 or later for IPv6 addresses.
• The file must be open on the host computer and sharing must be enabled. See Opening
files as the host.
• FileMaker Pro shows only the databases hosted on your local TCP/IP subnet. To open a
database on a different TCP/IP subnet, in the Hosts dialog box, click Specify Host and
enter the host computer's IP address or domain name.