Thank you both for your replies.
I have looked into what you both said. I can ping myself, and 127.0.0.1 and localhost are both defined under machines in the network utility. Also, my network settings are always set to ethernet. I have tried connecting to this server when i have been plugged into my hub, but i get the same error, so it doesnt matter if i am plugged into a network or not. I want to be able to connect through this server when it is stand alone.
I am having this problem with a powerbook G3 400, and it works on my new iMac G4 800, so could it be some sort of incompatibility since the machine is older?
Thanks again,
miracle max