Can't connect with Remote Desktop

[stoneage]

ARD was working fine yesterday, but when I double clicked my home computer this morning it said the target computer was off line and wouldn't connect. All my Sharing buttons are clicked and the application is running on both computers. Anyone have an idea of how to proceed?

 

[scan300]

Check your networking operability. Can both computers do other networking tasks, eg internet?
Have any changes been made to the other computer's sharing set-up recently? eg name of computer?

 

[stoneage]

Check your networking operability. Can both computers do other networking tasks, eg internet?
Have any changes been made to the other computer's sharing set-up recently? eg name of computer?

Everything seems to be exactly the same as yesterday. Both computers are able to surf, email, etc. Sharing pref pane hasn't been touched. Thanks for the help.

 

[janey]

looks like the IP address is external...is it the right one?

 

[stoneage]

looks like the IP address is external...is it the right one?

It's the same one I connected to before. That's the weird part; everything is the same. Well, somethings different, but I don't know what. Thanks for the response.

 

[scan300]

Have you tried this:

>Open the Remote Desktop application.
>Switch to Scanner mode.
>Rescan the Local Network or Network Range where clients may reside.
If the client is found, its IP address will automatically be updated and your list of computers will again appear online.

Your DHCP IP address lease may have expired so ARD may be trying to connect to the computer using an outdated IP.

 

[stoneage]

I did the latest security update, restarted and fired up ARD and it connected. Simple fixes are sometimes the best.