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Hi,
Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server error (53)
from public facing Server to Local SQL Server but Local to DMC Server possible
Please any one can you advice to me
Kind Regards
R.Raja
Typically that means that you were not able to reach the SQL Server instance you were trying to reach. There could be any number of reasons for this:
And the list goes on.
You can try this troubleshooter.
Dear Support,
pls can you help me to solve this issue. I can't fix the problem.
Kind Regards,
R.Raja
Dear Support, pls can you help me to solve this issue. I can't fix the problem.
This is not a support desk. It is a peer-to-peer forum. We don't have access to your environment, so we can't say exactly what is wrong, but we can only give information for troubleshooting. And even if this was a support desk, we would not know much, because we know very little what you are doing.
It is seems like you are setting up a ODBC source. Then we would need to see all steps. Can you connect with SSMS?
Dear Suppoer,
I have attached the all the steps for ODBC Connect. I am connect from DMC Server to another local Server.
Kind Regards
R.Raja
I am not acquainted with DMC Server. Is that a third-party product. Or did you mean DMZ Server?
Are you able to connect to SQL Server by other means, for instance SSMS, on the same machine?
Are you able to connect to 10.0.50.44 from other machines?
Given the IP address, I would assume that you are in a corporate environment. It may be better to talk with your IT folks, who have knowledge about your environment - something we don't have here.
Dear Erland,
Sorry DMZ.
In addition to connecting to 10.0.50.44, I can connect to it from other virtual machines (VMs), such as 10.0.50.47. just the DMZ to local VM ODBC issue
Kind Regards
R.Raja
Since I don't know your network topology, I can't assist further. But it sounds like you need to talk to your network people. Maybe there are firewalls that has to be opened.
Hi @Raja Raju
Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server error (53)
Seems like a connecting issue.
Please refer to below tech doc to troubleshoot connectivity issues.
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server.
Best regards,
Cosmog Hong
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