Along with myself, a couple other people in my office are having the same issue as I. Below, I will go through all the steps I've taken thus far (it's been a long time) and the results if I have them/can remember them.
Issue: When connecting to any server (smb, vnc, doesn't matter) the connection never initializes. It stays at the "Connecting to '…'" window. I can leave it up all day and it won't complete nor will it error out.
Current workaround: Create a new profile on the computer, and either User Switch or Migrate to that user.
Troubleshooting steps taken:
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Ping. I can ping all and any servers fine. It returns with reasonable times, and resolves the host fine. If it's a webserver, I can go to it from any browser no problem.
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Log. I can't find anything relating to when I first attempt connection, or anything during the duration of the attempt. Checked all logs that seemed relevant, and got nothing.
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Netstat. Routing tables match the new user account fine.
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sysctl.conf. Added the following:
net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack=0
net.inet.tcp.mssdflt=1440
net.inet.tcp.sendspace=250000
net.inet.tcp.recvspace=250000Rebooted, still nothing.
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Reset PRAM. Nope.
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Reset SMC. Nope.
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Connect to server on new account, then try to access it on the broken one. Drops connection to the server and dissapears from finder.
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Delete Finder.plist. Didn't help.
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Disable local firewall. Nope.
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Connect using static IP and DNS name. Nope.
I've probably tried more along the way, but have forgotten.
Best Answer
Try this: rm ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist
It's an invisible preference