linked server help!!

  • I post last week and ask help on create linked sql server. It failed when I just type any sql server name, but when I type SQL Server name TEST,1433 the linked sql server will work. Can anyone tell me how to fix that, I would rather use sql server name and not specify the port name. I tried 4 SQL Server all failed, but after add port number all worked. Thank you for the help!!

  • What version SQL to what version?

    Have you tried open data source?

  • on sql server 2005(sp2) create linked server to sql server 2000(sp4) boxes.

  • Re-apply instcat.sql on the SQL2000 side from the SP4 install.

    It won't let me upload a .sql file ... you should be able to Google it if you don't have it handy.

  • Thank you for the help. I google it, and it say to ODBC driver, will it help on OLE DB driver?

  • Not entirely sure, but it did resolve similar problems we had that you're speaking of ... regardless, it won't hurt to re-apply it to a SQL2000 server already on SP4. So if it doesn't work, than it's something else ... perhaps an alias, dns, not sure ... but I'd start with this.

  • Just try on our test server, it didn't help. I still can't create linked server? Any other idea?

  • Sunny (1/24/2008)


    Just try on our test server, it didn't help. I still can't create linked server? Any other idea?

    Is the target server's SQL server listening on a different port?

    What is the syntax for your linked server create?

    Have you attempted to recreate the linked server?

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