Weird Connectivity Problem

  • Here's a strange one.

    A server in a different data center than where I am based listens on 1633 instead of 1433. I cannot connect to the server with SSMS. I specify the server by either "name:1633" or "IP Address:1633", and neither is successful from my location.

    The server is a two-node cluster and has SQL Browser service running.

    I can connect with RDP, ping, and Telnet to "servername 1633" from my location.

    I can connect with SSMS to the server from another server in the same data center by just using the name of the SQL cluster, no port specification.

    Since I can telnet to the server from my location I know that the routing is right and FW port is open.

    The only thing I can think of is maybe the server cannot talk back to my client port from its location to mine, but I am not sure of the blank screen I get from telnet proves or disproves that.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,

    Chris

    Learning something new on every visit to SSC. Hoping to pass it on to someone else.

  • instead of the colon (:) try a comma before the port number.

  • That worked. Thanks. Wish I could have found that in BOL.

    Thanks,

    Chris

    Learning something new on every visit to SSC. Hoping to pass it on to someone else.

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