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The server could not be found, either because the address is invalid or because the network is down
The server could not be found, either because the address is invalid or because the network is down
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Symptoms

When trying to connect to SharePoint, Sharegate displays the following error:

The server at 'mySharePointServer' could not be found, either because the address is invalid or because the network is down.

Please try connecting to your SharePoint site in your browser and copy/pasting the address from there to make sure it is valid.

Error code

  • CO-003-156

Any error code ending with: -156

Details

This error occurs when the SharePoint server at the specified address cannot be found, because the DNS lookup failed. This generally happens because of a network issue, or because the address was entered incorrectly.

Solution

If you can connect to your SharePoint site in your browser, make sure to copy/paste the address from there to prevent any mistake.

If you cannot connect to your SharePoint site in your browser or in Sharegate, contact your network administrator.

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