" ... available on your computer. Access the volumes and files locally"

Uh, help. Powerbook G3 10.4.11, and a Mac Mini Intel, both attached to a Linksys.
192.168.1.2 and .3
Yesterday I had a Drop Box folder on the Powerbook showing up properly on the Mini.
Never have gotten a DropBox folder on the Mini to be found from the Powerbook.
Today after some reboots for other reasons, no connection. I try the "Go" menu that used to work for 192.168.1.3 and get
"The server “192.168.1.3” is available on your computer. Access the volumes and files locally.
Okay.
Where is it and how do I find it to access it?

Ah, I see it's happened to others:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=878548
I don't have an Airport, and Back to My Mac was turned off (eliminating the two possible answers suggested at that thread)
And though search didn't turn it up, it's been reported for a while, e.g. here
http://positivelyglorious.com/software-media/snow-leopard-afp-access-the-volume- and-files-locally/
and here
http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11525657 (unanswered)
so I'm hoping someone recognizes this!

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I have actually solved this issue. However, it was not easy to find support for this specific issue. Here's the problem and solution that worked for me.
The Problem
I had an issue with my Macbook Pro and Mac Pro connecting to each other. All of a sudden, I got this message "The server COMPUTERNAME is available on your computer. Access the volumes and files locally."
The Solution
After a bit of digging, I found this article:
http://www.alexanderwilde.com/2011/04/os-x-lion-connection-error-with-afp-and-wo rkaround/
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