Make sure that Remote Login is enabled on the Mac.
In Visual Studio 2015 and earlier make sure that you are on the same distribution channel on both IDEs. To do this with Visual Studio 2017 ensure that you are on the Stable distribution channel in Visual Studio for Mac. If none of those options fix the issue, then please follow the instructions in step 9 to file a new bug report.Ĭheck that you have compatible Xamarin.iOS versions installed on your Mac. Clear the agents as described under Clearing the Broker, IDB, Build, and Designer Agents, and then use a wired internet connection and connect directly via the IP address as described under Couldn't connect to MacBuildHost.local.Kill the leftover processes as described below under Errors due to existing Build Host Processes.If you had previously been using the connection successfully in a particular environment and then the connection suddenly or intermittently stops working, you can (in most cases) skip straight to checking if any of the following helps:
These troubleshooting steps are primarily intended for problems that happen during the initial setup on a new system.
