SQL 2000 Port 1433 no longer listening

  • Does anybody know a way to restart or reinitialise a port in SQL.

    We have an intermittent fault where SQL port 1433 drops and is no longer listening for connection requests.

    So far, the only way I know to reinitialise the port is to restart SQL Server Service.

    Can anyone help?

    Many Thanks

    Ian

  • Ian,

    What is leading you to believe that it is a port problem? What is the error that you are seeing on the client side when attempting to connect?

    David

    @SQLTentmaker

    “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose” - Jim Elliot

  • David,

    When I do a portqry, port 1433 is no longer listening and is not accepting remote connections. To rectify, I am having to restart the SQL service, then, when I do a portqry on 1433, it's listening and remote connections are successfully connecting again.

    Ian

  • And the server is behaving normally otherwise, i.e. CPU utilization is normal? Very curious......

    David

    @SQLTentmaker

    “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose” - Jim Elliot

  • Yes, all seems normal. I'm just trying to figure out a way to wake up port 1433 without having to restart SQL.

  • Understand BUT, you might also want to figure out what is killing the port. That is totally abnormal behavior. Also a bit suspicious.

    David

    @SQLTentmaker

    “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose” - Jim Elliot

  • Have you used this tool http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837243 to see what is using the port at the time you are unable to communicate to it. Wondering if it is totally inactive at that time....

     

    David

    @SQLTentmaker

    “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose” - Jim Elliot

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