"Leah Zagreus" <lzagreus@sims.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:0b7401c37977$aca528c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> The article Sue mentioned was very helpful. However I
> still had problems connecting until I did the following:
>
> - Had my ISP open the firewall port 1433
>
> - Installed MDAC 2.8
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Leah
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >There is an article to help with troubleshooting this
> error
> >message. It will give you a start on tracking down the
> >issue:
> >INF: Potential Causes of the "SQL Server Does Not Exist or
> >Access Denied" Error Message
> >http://support.microsoft.com/?id=328306
> >
> >-Sue
> >
> >On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 05:14:54 -0700, "jay"
> ><info@jwhowarddesign.com> wrote:
> >
> >>I am currently only connecting to 2 outside SQL DB's
> using
> >>Enterprise Manager. I have had no problems with either
> >>account as of last Thursday. I started my system up
> after
> >>4 days out of town and found that I could not connect to
> >>either DB, always getting the following error "Sql
> Server
> >>does not exist or access denied"
> >>
> >>- I have since re-installed SQL Server added the SQL3
> >>service pack.
> >>- Installed and run Netshield to check for
> viruses "which
> >>showed none".
> >>- I deleted and recreated both accounts multiple times.
> >>- Have checked and am sure that both of the host SQL
> >>Servers are up and running and accessable from other
> >>users.
> >>- I installed SQL Server on the other machine on my home
> >>network and recreated the same problem. I am however
> able
> >>to connect to the other local machines SQL Server.
> >>
> >>The only thing I can think of is a recent download of
> >>windows service pack 4 or perhaps my Internet Provider
> no
> >>longer allowing the use of port 1443.
> >>
> >>Please help, project deadline becoming oh so close.
> >>
> >
> >.
> >