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Author: | biterbit [ Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Factory reset completed but cannot connect to server |
Hi - I recently acquired an HP MediaSmart EX470 server which had been unused for some time. It was password protected and the data was of no interest to me so I used the Server Recovery Disc on an XP laptop to perform a Factory Reset. After some trial and error I found that the process only worked if I connected my laptop running Windows XP directly to the server via a network cable. The process seemed to work up to the point where it asked about installing updates. I clicked yes before realising that neither the server nor the laptop was connected to the internet at that point. I tried switching cables but the progress bar never moved. However, when I restarted the server it lit up all in blue and I installed the client software on the laptop. But I then found that once the software was installed it could not find the server. I can log into the server via Remote Desktop and I see the server in Network Places. I can see its IP address and I can ping it successfully. I can open the server's directories in Explorer and read and write files on the server. But at the Windows Home Server Console login I enter the password and after a pause it says 'The computer cannot connect to your home server...'. I tried some of the suggestions I found in the forum to connect via a web browser. It does not respond to https://[ip address]/connect (time out) and hpserver:55000 returns "Server error in '/' application". Is there something I need to do to get the server to be recognised through the client software? Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer. |
Author: | Ruben Rocha [ Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:42 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Factory reset completed but cannot connect to server |
Were you using static ip's when connected directly? Could be you just need to uninstall and reinstall the connector software on your desktop. Also if you performed a reset, the connector software will change with each server update. Meaning you will need to do this a couple of times till the server is up to date. |
Author: | biterbit [ Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:15 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Factory reset completed but cannot connect to server |
Thanks for the advice. I logged in through Remote Desktop and performed a Windows Update multiple times until it reported no more updates were available. I then reinstalled the connector from the version in the server's Software directory (rather than on the original CD) and everything worked fine. |
Author: | Ruben Rocha [ Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:05 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Factory reset completed but cannot connect to server |
The cd is supposed to look at the server for more current versions but a lot of times the best thing is to just goto the server and use it from there. |
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