Hello Dan,

This message (or something very much like it) is seen in FMP 8.5 and 9 when there is a problem with the server.pem file on the client computer. The server.pem file helps FMP negotiate the TCP/IP network initialization, and it won't happen if FMP finds something amiss in this file.

One easy way to check is to replace the client's server.pem file with one that works. If you're still getting the error, you can cross that possible point of failure from your list.


Best wishes,

Beatrice Beaubien, PhD
i2eye, Toronto, Canada

FileMaker Business Alliance
FileMaker 11 Certified Developer




On Sep 14, 2010, at 10:45, Dan Kelly wrote:

> It read
> 
> FileMaker could not share or be a client of a file because the networking
> stack could not be initialized
> 
> I did change the compatibility mode but still get the error
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FileMaker Pro Discussions [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of John Wenmeekers
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 10:27 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Filemaker Pro 8.5 and Windows 7
> 
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:03:17 -0400, Dan Kelly <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> 
>> I installed it b ut get an error about a network stack failed to load, how
>> do I run it in 32 bit?
> 
> What is the exact error message text?
> 
> I do not think it was 'load', should be more something like 'initialized'.
> It generally points to a missing dll.
> 
> To run it in compatibility mode, right click the exe file and follow the
> steps.