Hi experts,
I have a situation where i need to configure a static port(1118) for TCP/IP by replacing the default port 1433. When i do so SQL Server is failing to connect remotely with the following error message.
TITLE: Connect to Server
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Cannot connect to xyzserver.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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: 5)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=5&LinkId=20476
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Access is denied
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BUTTONS:
OK
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But if i change the port to the default 1433, I can connect remotely.
I am using static ports on TCP/IP protocol and named pipes is disabled(I want the client connections to go thru TCP/IP). Also the firewall is disabled
Am i missing something. This is very weird and never had such issues in the past
UPDATE
However if use the port number for remote connections along with the server name, It works. But i don't want to specify the port number every time i want to make connections remotely. Also the browser service is running
Thanks
Bhanu