Cannot connect to server -- going overseas so need to be able to connect...

I'm trying desperately to get used to Mail and to end up migrating there completely from Entourage (though I'm quite satisfied with it). I've tried sending things out there and it tells me about server connection problem. At some point I think I was told that there was a connection to servers but still no success in sending, either from my .mac account or my other email account (which I cannot setup at all because there's no connection to its servers either). I think there's something fundamentally wrong that I'm doing or missing. Can I be helped?

<there's something fundamentally wrong that I'm doing or missing. Can I be helped? >
Although you're perfectly happy with Entourage, for some reason you desperately want to get used to Mail but are encountering all sorts of problems. Yes, there is something fundamentally wrong that you're missing. And yes, you can be helped. Stay with Entourage.

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iOS: Connecting to the Internet http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1695
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4010130
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See:
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Please be patient, I am new to server administration.
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Thank you for reminding me to doublecheck the firewall.

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Finder > Go > Connect to Server
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Wired, wireless, and even VPN, no matter how the mac is connected to the net.
Every non-Mac server at work tested gives this error when trying to connect to their shares.
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smb.conf and nsmb.conf any security settings don't make any difference.
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Connecting from Terminal works.
Connecting from any Windows or Linux virtual machine on Fusion on these same Macs work too.
I have changed the workgroup to the correct one in Directory Access.
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is the only viable workaround at the moment.
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is what smbclient gives for server details when its connected.
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Ideas? This should work in Finder.
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I spent way too much time with AppleCare on this, and all I got was 90 minutes wasted.
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I think I have found what caused it. Not solved, but at least this seems so far the most likely cause:
The share name contains hyphen.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106471 Mac OS X 10.1 or later: How to Connect to Windows File Sharing (SMB) : Date Modified: August 01, 2007
“6. You cannot connect to a share with a name that contains a hyphen. Resolve the issue by giving the share a name that does not contain a hyphen.”
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It's not possible to test this changing the share name to one that does not contain a hyphen, nor to have one added in this server.
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OS 10.6.8, GoLive CS2 v 8.0.1
For my web creation I use Adobe GoLive. I seldom use it.
I need to upload a new page but when trying to connect I get the following message:
Cannot connect to server: ftp://www.davidgraphics.com/public_html/
Reason: Can not connect to FTP. (530: Login incorrect.)
I have no idea what might have been changed since I last uploaded anything. Can anyone help me get past this error?
Regarding GL. Is there a way to override the existing Publish Server settings and create new ones?
Cheers
David Heidelberger
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I restarted and it fixed the problem.

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But now, I get a long delay and I keep getting the message:
"Connection Failed"
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I'm trying to work through the same problem. For 8 months everything worked fine with the network, and then last week "can't connect to servers". So far I've been able to connect to my servers only after a restart. Not even sure how long the fix lasts.
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This is my first Mac after owning a dozen or so PCs. I'm used to the ctrl-alt-del dance but was hoping for better from Apple. Everything else is great w/the Mac. Don't know why I waited so long to switch.

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