Unable to connect to SQL Servers

[Robbie Wallis]

A client reinstalled their OS to service pack 4 and since then are unable to
connect to Microsoft SQL servers which they require

These are some of the errors they receive, SQL Server is IP based

[DBNMPNTW] Specified SQL Server Not Found
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Drive][Named Pipes]Specified SQL Server not
found

They are attempting to connect via ODBC

Any ideas?

Robbie

 

[Dave Patrick]

You may need to alter the network library used for the connection. For the
file or system DSN check the client configuration. Possibly try TCP/IP
instead of named pipes.


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:
| A client reinstalled their OS to service pack 4 and since then are unable
to
| connect to Microsoft SQL servers which they require
|
| These are some of the errors they receive, SQL Server is IP based
|
| [DBNMPNTW] Specified SQL Server Not Found
| [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Drive][Named Pipes]Specified SQL Server not
| found
|
| They are attempting to connect via ODBC
|
| Any ideas?
|
| Robbie
|
|

 

[Francesco Abeni]

A client reinstalled their OS to service pack 4 and since then are
unable to connect to Microsoft SQL servers which they require

These are some of the errors they receive, SQL Server is IP based

[DBNMPNTW] Specified SQL Server Not Found
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Drive][Named Pipes]Specified SQL Server
not found

They are attempting to connect via ODBC

As Dave said, it should be a client configuration issue.
Start -> Run -> Clinconfg -> TCP/IP -> Enable.