I have resolved this problem. It was an entry required in the known hosts!!!! But thank you all for your input and assistance I have learned from this...

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I am not allowed to install SSMS on the application server but I used ODBC explained in section below

I cannot ping using the server name but I can...

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When I attempt a connection through the servlet application and then look at the log in the SQL Server Management Studio, the only entry is as follows;

Backup,Unknown,Log was backed...

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I checked the sql server text logs and they are showing no information of the attempted connection. I doubt if there will be any relevant entry...