Mac G4, OS X 10.4.11 freezes when trying to connect to server

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone has advice on solving this issue:
One of the Macs in my small office is a G4, single processor, PowerPC, running OS X 10.4.11. It's a computer we only use from time to time. I needed to use it recently, and when I tried to connect to our server (Xserve, also OS X 10.4.11), using "apple-K", it froze when I selected the volumes to connect to. This has never happened before!
I checked that I had the correct IP address for the server. Could it be an ethernet ID problem? Maybe I need to run the software update? I'm a bit lost here :-/
Thank you!

Hi drdee, and a warm welcome to the forums!
It's quite acceptable to start a new topic of your own, feel free to start a new topic to attract more helpers to your particular situation, as not many helpers look at Solved/Answered Topics for people needing help, here's a link if as is often the case, it's hard to find out where to do it...
http://discussions.apple.com/post!default.jspa?forumID=758
Try holding the Mouse button down while powering up, that should oped the CD/DVD tray or eject anything in it.
Try starting a new topic, maybe we can get it going!

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