Using ODBC connecting to SQL failed

  • when I try to connect using ODBC I get the following error

    Connection failed;.

    SQLState: '01000'

    SQL Server Error: 53

    [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]ConnectionOpen(Connect())

    Connection failed;

    SQLState: '08001'

    SQL Server Error: 17

    [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]SQL Server does not exist or

    access denied.

    Any help?

    Thanks in advance

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  • How are you attempting to connect?

    SYMPTOMS

    When you try to connect to a clustered Microsoft SQL Server 2000 named instance by using the "servername\instancename" syntax, you receive the following error message:

    [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.

    You may receive this error message when the following conditions are true: • SQL Server 2000 is installed on a cluster.

    • You are connecting to a SQL Server 2000 named instance by using TCP/IP sockets.

    • IPSec policy is enabled on the client domain.

    • IPSec policy is not enabled on the server domain.

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;888228

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