SPD Data Sources Not Visible between Users

Question

Has anyone seen this or can explain why other user's do not see the Data Sources created by different users ?

A remote colleague opens a site in SP Designer and makes a Soap Data Source connection. When I open the very same site I do not see his newly created Data Source!?

Furthermore, if I create a Soap Data Source and give it the same name as his SPD complains that it cannot save. I assume it knows one exists already with the same name but does not display it.

Answer 1

There is simply a big lack of pertinent information, so it is a wild guessing game:

• Loopback Security Check
• double hop authentication problems
• firewal settings
• Is SOAP sevice requires authentication and, if not, whether anonymous access is permitted in your environment
• configuration of proxies
• etc.