InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comThu, 23 May 2013 02:10:53 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1379205-149-1.aspxThanks for your reply.It may be some issue with the ports then.I will check with my network team.Thanks again for your reply..Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:23:01 GMTvamshi.sqlhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1379205-149-1.aspxYes you can use the tools of a 32 bit client to talk to a 64 bit server.Have you tried to ping the server from your VDI, are the nessesary ports open between your VDI and the server and all other general troubleshooting steps taken?Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:15:15 GMTanthony.greenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1379205-149-1.aspxHi,I have installed sql server 2005 standard edition 32-Bit in my XP desktop (VDI).I tried to connect to one of my QA server using sql server authentication mode which is running on SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition 64-Bit....but no luck.Getting error 233, stating that sql server version missmatch and access denied or server not available.My question is, can we connect to 64-Bit SQL server instance with 32-bit SQL server ? Please let me know...Thanks,Vamshi..Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:12:34 GMTvamshi.sql