Sage 50 Network Error Occurred While Communicating with The Connection Manager

Sage 50 accounting software enhanced greater insight, streamline automated operational task. It is very helpful to making better business decisions. It is basically designed for small business who understands the importance of strong financial control in managing their operational task.

Users typically experience Sage 50 network issues when trying to open a company file that is stored on a server computer. Sage 50 generates a network error that reads, “A network error occurred while communicating with the connection manager,” because it cannot connect to the company file.

Although network issues are the primary cause of the error, other potential causes include firewall configurations, corrupt connection manager files, network preferences, and file permissions. Advanced network knowledge is necessary for this solution. For help, speak with your system administrator. Inadequate Windows security changes can have a negative impact on how the system functions. If you modify your Windows security improperly, Sage is not liable for any resulting operational problems. Before implementing advanced solutions, always make a backup of your data.

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Sage 50 accounting software has been encountered with multiple errors such as Sage 50 Network Error Occurred While Communicating with The Connection Manager which is caused because the share folder broken. The user can use the primary system’s IP Address to open the company file to fix the Sage 50 Network Error.

Error Code	Network Error Occurred While Communicating with The Connection Manager	Developer:	Sage Group
Error Description	Network error occurred while communicating with the connection manager	Software:	Sage 50
Cause	The User is Working on different Servers at Once	Applies to:	Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Symptom	Share folder broken	Possible Solution	Use the Primary System’s IP Address to open the company file & the user must have 2 routers.

Exact Error Shown While User Facing Sage 50 Network Error Occurred While Communicating with The Connection Manager

Network error occurred while communicating with the connection manager

Causes of The Sage 50 Network Error

The reason for Sage 50 Network Error Occurred While Communicating with The Connection Manager error is that the user is working on different servers at once. 

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• Share folder broken.
• It may be that system is on different network.
• Due to compatible issue Sage 50 2018 Software might not be compatible with windows server 2008, windows Vista, Windows XP.
• .NET Framework 4.6.2 will be only work on Windows 7 and higher and windows server 2008 R2 and higher.

Steps to keep in check before Starting the Solution Process

• The Windows Firewall has added the Sage 50 Expectations, Check and Verify the Expectations
• The Data Location System or Server should have Sage 50 Downloaded
• Firewall and Antivirus have to be disabled
• System Requirements should be met
• All the Systems and Server Running on Sage 50 must be Rebooted
• The Connection Manager Should be updated to latest version

Steps to Solve Sage 50 Network Error occurred while communicating with The Connection Manager

To Solve the issue of Sage 50 Network Error Occurred While Communicating with The Connection Manager use the primary system’s IP Address to open the company file & the user must have 2 routers.

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Most booming sage 50 accounting software is used by maximum users. But their may be many incidents that your system may encounter with numerous errors and issues, which might not allow the user to complete their important task.

Alternative Solutions to Resolve Sage 50 Network Error occurred while communicating with The Connection Manager

Solution 1. You must first use the IP address of your primary system to open the company file.

• First of all, you have to go to the Sage 50 icon on your computer screen.
• After that, you have to login and open one of the company files present in it.
• Then you go to the file name and type: the IP address of the computer where the data is stored.
• After that, you have to go to the data file (with an extension of .SAI)
• Then you have to try to open the company file.

Solution 2. When you have 2 routers then

• First of all, you have to remove your additional router from the router cable.
• Power off the removed router by 1 minute ‍ (with the cable unplugged)
• After 1 minute plug the cable again into the router and start the router.
• After that go to data and try to access it.

If you can access the data then it means that.

• The IP address ranges of both your additional router and the internal service provider are conflicting.
• The internal service provider’s router is blocking packets through its firewall

Solution 3. The data is kept on top of the virtual machine server.

• First of all, here you have to make sure that the connection manager is installed on the same server where the data is.
• If you find that your data is on a virtual machine server. But here it is not on the real server, then you have to install Sage Connection Manager on the same virtual machine server.

Solution 4. When your company files reside on a standalone computer.

• First of all, you have to make sure that the Sage Connection Manager is in working condition or not.
• You can open any sample file to verify this.
• Copy and paste those files on the desktop.
• After that, the company should try to open the file from the new location.

Solution 5. You have to reboot your server.

• If your computer was shut down due to an accidental error, some workstations in your files may still be accessible.
• In this, you have to reboot both your computer and server.
• After rebooting you have to check whether you can open the file from the workstation.

Conclusion:

Sage 50 should be fixed if the troubleshooting steps listed above have been followed. While speaking with the Connection Manager, a network error happened. Toll-Free Sage 50 support phone number to contact the Sage technical support team if you are still having problems or the same error message keeps appearing on your screen.

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