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When you switch on to multi-user mode in QuickBooks, you often see QuickBooks Error H505 and H202 on your desktop screen. These errors usually occurs when the workstations fails to get the access of company file, which are located on other computer. This error can be the result of the following reasons:

• Hosting configuration settings are not correct.
• DNS server confliction.
• Few internal QuickBooks services may not run on the server computer.

Ways to fix Error H505 and H202:

Testing the network connectivity

• You should first try to ping your server from the workstation, so as to check the network connectivity.
• To know the name of your server, Turn on the ‘Network Discover’ on the server computer as well as on the workstation which is receiving error.
• To ping your server, Type run in the windows and open Run.
• In ‘Run’ you have to  typecmd in search box and press enter.
• Enter ping with the server name from the workstation and then click enter.