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  • June 7, 2012 at 10:22 am

    #275220

    I have a copy of SQL 2012 Evaluation installed on Windows server 2008R2.

    I set up an alias to another server which is remote and not part of the domain. That server is SQL 2005 Workgroup edition. This is a tcp connection with a custom port number.

    I then setup a linked server, using sql authentication and can run queries from the remote server.

    I setup a publication ok but when it came to the subscription it just won't connect.

    Error is:

    Failed to connect to server REMOTESERVER. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)

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    A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53)

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    Does anyone have any ideas?

    Thanks

    D

  • June 8, 2012 at 8:24 am

    #1498738

    Managed to get things working.

    The linked server uses the 64bit client in SSCM to connect, but the replication subscription connection uses the 32bit client. Therefore i had to setup an Alias for each client for it to work!

    If this is wrong i would appreciate it if anyone could set me on a better path...

    Thanks

    D

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