OS9 classic getting connection failed message but starts up ok

I'm working on OSX Tiger and when starting up OS9 Classic, I get this message,"The server may not exist or is not operational at this time. Check the server name or IP address and try again." OS9 starts up eventually but I want to get rid of the annoying pop-up messages that pop up every two minutes. Thanks

Hi, Web dude -
Stop (or quit) Classic. Then look in the Servers folder in OS 9's System Folder. Clear out any aliases you find in there.
Small possibility, but one of these may also be at play:
- Look in the Apple Menu Items folder in OS 9's System Folder; locate and open the Recent Servers folder, if present. Clean that folder out.
- Look in the Startup Items folder in OS 9's System Folder; remove the alias for anything not present on the hard drive.
Then restart Classic to test.

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I click the "OK" button, and then it repeats the process exactly 3 more times and Classic starts and runs fine. This is consistent and never varies.
I'm running on a LAN (with a bunch of Windows machines), which I need to affirmatively log on to (shared printers excepted). It seems like Classic is trying to automatically log on to some network, something it hadn't done under 10.2.8. I checked the system preferences for both Classic and Networking but can't find anything which seems relevant. I'll note that under Classic System Prefs. it states (under "Start/Stop") that it's using the system folder on my computer and not looking elsewhere.
How can I stop the nuisance?
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Phil,
You nailed it. Thank you!
I moved the Sherlock first and as I dragged it to the trash, as if it were Freddie Kruger refusing to die, it triggered the "Connection Failed" message riff. However, when I rebooted Classic, I saw that removing it alone did not eliminate the problem. So, I next removed all non-System generated (i.e., the one's in created for my apps) aliases. That did it.
I see now that the aliases that seemed to be causing the problem related to programs that I had recently moved from the startup HD to a second internal HD that I'd just installed. The "System generated" aliases all connected to programs that remained where they've always been, on the startup HD. What is confusing me is that there is no "network" that needed to be used for the non-System aliases to reach the moved programs and they're not on another "server," so don't see why that was the message I got. Additionally, normally, when an alias loses it's link to the originating program, I just get a message stating that it can't find that program. If I'd gotten the same message this time, it would have been much easier to track the problem.
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I have several apple computers - iMac-27, iMac-20, MacMini, and a MacBook Pro.
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Stop (or quit) Classic. Then look in the Servers folder in OS 9's System Folder. Clear out any aliases you find in there.
Small possibility, but one of these may also be at play:
- Look in the Apple Menu Items folder in OS 9's System Folder; locate and open the Recent Servers folder, if present. Clean that folder out.
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hello
No i'm connect via ethernet (cable) with TC. The problem is when I try to connect to my TC when I'm away from home like for ex. using a free wi fi spot!! Well in this case the icon appear on my Finder but refuse to connet!! ( connection faild ).

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Hi. Hope this is the right forum. It think so, as follows:
I have one Classic app on my computer that I must use for work, two or three times each month (its a great time billing program). Since going to 10.4.6 (Combo update) a few weeks ago, whenever I launch the application (from the dock) and Clasic starts up, I get a message: "Connection failed. The file server is running on your machine. Please access the volumes and files locally." I hit OK, and then OK again, and the Classic app comes right on up. Never got this before 10.4.6.
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Hi - I just noticed your reply from June 6th, Anthony. It's been hectic here at work! Sorry for the delay in responding.
Let's see if we can make some headway.
To begin with your questions:
Q: Have you checked the application preferences to see if you have auto-update turned on?
A: There is no auto-update in Preferences.
This is an old app and updates were by disc only.
Q: Please also advise as to what application you are using.
A: Timeslips V. 2.1.c, Network Edition (its a legal billing program).
Q: There may be something more specific to look for but it is a little difficult to say without more information.
A: Here's some more info - the server message ("Connection failed. The file server is running on your machine. Please access the volumes and files locally.") only happens on the computer that the app is stored on. It also happens with any other Classic app on that computer if you log into any Classic app directly from OS X. However, if you go to Prefernces and set the OS 9.2.2 disc as the startup disc, and run any Classic app that way, the message does not appear. Also, if I log into the computer that has the app stored on it and run the app from my computer, I do not get the "Connection failed" message. Similarly, I never get that message when I open a Classic app on my computer.
As to the 2 computers. The one that keeps getting the "Connection failed. The file server is running on your machine. Please access the volumes and files locally." message is a G4 eMac (10.4.6). My computer (the one that never gets the message) is a G4 iMac (10.4.6). Both are up to date with security updates and are otherwise identical in their systems. The ONLY differnce is that the iMac can administer the eMac, but the eMac is not an Administrator of the iMac. However, the eMac has never been an administrator of the iMac and we've been running the Classic app without hassle for 3 years, until about 3 months ago.
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Hello.
This question was actually asked by another member and it was never answered. I keep receiving a connection failed message after startup. This message is the one where it states; "Connection failed. Server may not exist or is not operational at this time. Check server name or IP address & try again." Just like the previous member who asked, I too am not trying to connect to anything so why do I keep getting this message? I read somewhere on here about deleting aliases but that was a suggestion for OS9 users.
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