There is a problem when connecting SQL SERVER 2000 from Windows Vista Machine.
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Hi All, OUR DB is SQL SERVER 2000 and it is in a server which having windows 2003 standard x64 edition. and our client machine is having windows web server 2008 and we are trying to connect SQL DB for there. But we have recieved error like below. " A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) " can you please help to fix the issue? Thanks in advance.
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Hi All, OUR DB is SQL SERVER 2000 and it is in a server which having windows 2003 standard x64 edition. and our client machine is having windows web server 2008 and we are trying to connect SQL DB for there. But we have recieved error like below. " A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) " can you please help to fix the issue? Thanks in advance.
The error is quite general so: - recheck the connection string at client side (protocol, instance name, server name etc.) - check that the server side is listening on desired protocol (also check it's settings) - check that there are no firewalls blocking the conversation. If needed open the port in Vista firewall
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