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binumv
Starting Member
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Posted - 2008-06-02 : 11:24:01
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Hi,i have SQL 2005 Server installed on my Win XP with sp2 laptop when i try to connect one database on this laptop from another laptop which also in Win XP with SP2, it gives me the error messages as below"Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider. [DBNETLIP][Connectionopen (Connect ()).] SQL Server does not exist or access denied"both the laptops are in workgroup and i can ping each other tooplease tell me what exactly the issueregards binu |
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rmiao
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
7266 Posts |
Posted - 2008-06-02 : 22:40:56
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Do you use sql authentication? |
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binumv
Starting Member
7 Posts |
Posted - 2008-06-03 : 00:29:07
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quote: Originally posted by rmiao Do you use sql authentication?
yes i'm using sql authentication to connect, but i tried both win authentication and sql, still the result is same |
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rmiao
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
7266 Posts |
Posted - 2008-06-03 : 00:52:43
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Is sql id valid? Can those machines ping each other? |
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binumv
Starting Member
7 Posts |
Posted - 2008-06-03 : 01:05:16
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yes i can ping each other, user id and password is correct |
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mdubey
Posting Yak Master
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2008-06-03 : 14:50:59
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http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/archive/2008/05/23/60609.aspxTara KizerMicrosoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Serverhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/Database maintenance routines:http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/archive/2004/07/02/1705.aspx |
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