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NormW
Active Contributor
4 years ago
Solved

Computer shows as online, but is unreachable

Hi, After logging into my account at https://secure.logmein.com/central/Central.aspx, my remote computer shows as "Online for X hours and Y minutes".  Is this an indication that the host software is...
  • NormW's avatar
    NormW
    4 years ago

    AshCIt turned out the computer had not rebooted after all.  The LogMeIn host software had halted.  The person who went to the site restarted the host software and I was able to open remote connections again.

     

    Regards,
    Norm

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AshC
Retired GoTo Contributor
4 years ago

NormW  If the affected host was just rebooted recently then there may be a problem with the start up or the LMI software itself.  I would suggest one more reboot, followed by a remote connection attempt first.  Then if that fails, try a full re-install of the desktop software. 

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    NormW
    Active Contributor
    4 years ago

    AshCThanks for the suggestions - I will give those a try and follow up here.  The computer is not just remote, but truly physically remote, so it may be a bit of time before I have results.

     

     

    • NormW's avatar
      NormW
      Active Contributor
      4 years ago

      AshCIt turned out the computer had not rebooted after all.  The LogMeIn host software had halted.  The person who went to the site restarted the host software and I was able to open remote connections again.

       

      Regards,
      Norm