[dba-SQLServer] ODBC error when Server is down with unused linked table

I ran into a problem where a database had an ODBC errors when an old server
was shut down. This ODBC linked table was 'not' being used by the database.
It was just left over from an old system.

My customer shut down the server and the MDB timed out with an ODBC error
even though the table is not used in anywhere in the database. At least I
haven't found any use.

 

I plan to do more testing but in the meantime, has anyone else seen anything
like this before?

 

John