Hi All,
I am fairly new to ms sql server 2008, which has been installed to my workstation.
I have been trying to add a database which is in a ms sql server 2000 that resides in a another machine
My purpose is to run queries from my workstation.
I have been browsing and have already added the details under
Sql Server Configuration Manager > Sql Native Client 10.0 Configuration > aliases
alias name = hostname
server = server ip
protocol= tcp
port= custom port
after that the alias i made now appears in the server name drop down when "connect to server" window appear
Authentication is sql server authentication.
Server type is Database Engine.
My Colleagues have verified that the info that I have is correct and we have also checked the firewall settings.
I can telnet to the port on the server.
By the way, I am the first person that is using sql server 2008 on a workstation, my colleagues are using sql server 2000 to do queries on our database servers.
My workstation runs on Windows 8.
Thanks,
Hans Yu