Re: FreeTDS with MSSQL 2005 Issue [NC]

I just confirmed with the DB admin that the database is indeed running on
port 1433.  Also, I did a 'netstat -an' on the system that the RazorSQL
client was running, and it's destination port was 1433.  There must be
something else I'm missing.


On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Cedric ROUVRAIS <[email protected]
> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I get this error when using the incorrect port for SQL Server.
>
> a++ Cedric
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> I hadn't before (thanks for reminding me), but I got the same error:
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> root@DEVTEST01:/usr/local/freetds/etc# tsql -S Reporting -U
> "domain\\username"
> locale is "en_CA.UTF-8"
> locale charset is "UTF-8"
> Password:
> 189Msg 20009, Level 9, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> Unable to connect: Adaptive Server is unavailable or does not exist
> There was a problem connecting to the server
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> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Cedric ROUVRAIS
> <[email protected]
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> > dumb question.
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> > We agree that you wrote domain\\user in order to escape the \ ?
> >
> > a++ Cedric
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> >                                               MSSQL 2005 Issue
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> > Also, I tried connecting without the configuration file in this way:
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> > TDSVER=7.0 tsql -H P reporting.domain.com -p 1433 -U "domain\username"
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> > Which is why I got the "Server name not found in configuration files"
> error
> > below.  But still nothing.
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> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:47 AM, J. Bobby Lopez <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to get FreeTDS working against an MS SQL 2005
> (v.9.00.4035.00,
> > > Enterprise Edition, SP3).
> > >
> > > I've compiled freetds in the following way:
> > >
> > > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freetds
> > > make
> > > make install
> > >
> > > My '/usr/local/freetds/etc/freetds.conf' includes the following entry
> > >
> > > # A typical Microsoft server
> > > [Reporting]
> > >         host = 1.2.3.4
> > >         port = 1433
> > >         tds version = 7.0
> > >
> > > I use the tsql command as follows:
> > >
> > > tsql -S Reporting -U "domain\username"
> > >
> > > I use the domain because the database requires "windows
> authentication".
> > > It seems like it is about to connect.  I get prompted for a password,
> and
> > > then I get the counter seconds climbing (0,1,2,3...)
> > >
> > > Eventually it does and throws this error:
> > >
> > > Msg 20012, Level 2, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> > > Server name not found in configuration files.
> > > 188Msg 20009, Level 9, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> > > Unable to connect: Adaptive Server is unavailable or does not exist
> > > There was a problem connecting to the server
> > >
> > >
> > > After several attempts I figured that there just must be something
> > > incompatible with freetds and this particular server.  But then I went
> > and
> > > tried to connect to the database with my linux-based database query
> > program
> > > (RazorSQL), and it connects just fine with JDBC:JTDS.
> > >
> > > So what am I doing wrong with FreeTDS?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Bobby
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