kyeoh Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Hi, as part of my Retrospect 8 trial, I am trying to control two Retrospect servers with the one console. One server resides on the local computer, the other on another computer. The network runs with a Time Capsule router; computers get their IP addresses via DHCP. I have a trial licence key which I have entered into each computer via a Retrospect console on each individual machine. I am trying to add Retrospect server on computer #2 to the console on computer #1. For "Server Address", I have tried inputting the "Server name" that is in computer #2's preferences. Even with the correct password, computer #1 closes the window & doesn't add anything to the computer. If I try adding computer #2's IP address instead, I get a new server on the sidebar with the IP address with an icon with a wavy line. "Not connected" shows in the main window. What am I doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Are both servers using the same license code? I wonder if that is a factor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyeoh Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yes, same licence code initially. I then applied & received another licence code 'cos I was thinking along the same lines as you. I put the new code in but couldn't figure out a way to remove the old code, so both codes showed up side by side. Still not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Do you have a firewall that could be blocking engine/console communication? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyeoh Posted November 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Yes, that's possible. The built-in Mac OS X firewall may have been doing something. Surprisingly, if that were the case, I would have expected this issue to have been brought up by someone else previously. In any case, I'm not testing this any further. The corruption to a backup media set that I've discussed in another thread here (along with other instances unexplained Retrospect engine activity associated with freezing of the engine & console that I have experienced) have meant that I don't think Retrospect 8 is for me at the moment. I am going to a CCC/Chronosync type backup solution for now until the product is more mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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