May 10, 2022 at 11:04 am
Hi
We have a new named instance, I can able to connect using SSMS. However when I ping the instance name, it’s not working. It is enabled for mixed mode & enabled for the remote connections. TCP/IP port is enabled. I added the 1434 udp port in the firewall. Also changed the dynamic port to static. Any help what other things I have to check
May 11, 2022 at 11:10 am
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May 11, 2022 at 5:06 pm
What is it you want to achieve?
PING is a tool that checks a connection to a destination server using ICMP packets. Many firewalls block ICMP from the internet by default.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_(networking_utility)
But it's the server where your SQL server instance is running that replies to the ping. A successful ping doesn't really say anything about whether your instance is up-and-running.
May 12, 2022 at 4:24 pm
A ping will return the server name/IP. It knows nothing of an instance name.
If your server is named "Server1.yourdomain.com" and the instance is "Instance1", you would be able to connect using Server1.yourdomain.com\Instance1.
This will fail: PING Server1.yourdomain.com\Instance1
This will succeed: PING Server1.yourdomain.com
Michael L John
If you assassinate a DBA, would you pull a trigger?
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