[dba-SQLServer]Connecting to the server

Billy Pang tuxedo_man at hotmail.com
Wed Oct 15 12:21:51 CDT 2003


Under the Client Network Utlity, are all the server aliases intact?


>From: Francisco H Tapia <my.lists at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer]Connecting to the server
>Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:36:18 -0700
>
>I saw this problem before on a developer's machine who has added everything 
>under the sun to his machine, SP's, .NET and it's SP's etc, etc.  For some 
>reason connecting to the server by name (for example MYSRVC) won't connect 
>It is running Sql Server 2000 SP3.  the default listening 1433 port has 
>been modified.  on the other hand connecting to a Sql7 server does not 
>provide these side-effects.  I have over 30 workstations that connect to 
>this same server w/o any side effects.  I don't want them modified because 
>I'm sure it'll create the same problems like my Boss's pc and my 
>co-worker's pc.
>
>the total length of the the server name is 8 characters, no special or 
>otherwise non alpha characters at all. (i.e. MYAASRVC)
>
>Nicholson, Karen wrote:
>>Can you use a name for a server that has "reserved characters" in it?  
>>Like
>>MAS-1 or MAS-2?  Just asking, we had a problem with using the same naming
>>conventions from SQL 7 on our new SQL 2000 servers.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Eric Barro [mailto:ebarro at afsweb.com]
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:58 AM
>>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Connecting to the server
>>
>>
>>Francisco,
>>
>>Add an entry for the SQL server name in the HOSTS file on his machine
>>associated with the IP. Then you can use the name in place of the IP since
>>the HOSTS file will resolve to the IP.
>>
>>---
>>Eric Barro
>>Senior Systems Analyst
>>Advanced Field Services
>>(208) 772-7060
>>http://www.afsweb.com
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
>>Francisco H Tapia
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:34 AM
>>To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Connecting to the server
>>
>>
>>My Boss's pc is running windows 2000 SP3 (I found out today he is on this 
>>later SP).  The problem I found last night was that for some reason his pc 
>>is not able to identify the SqlServer Name, if I add it in a connection 
>>string it can't find it, however If I replace the name with an IP then it 
>>finds it w/o any problems.
>>
>>Why would this suddenly happen (yes I know MS, but really why?)? more 
>>importantly how do I fix it?
>>
>>
>
>
>--
>-Francisco
>
>
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