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I have an application that runs fine when executed off the server. When clients try to connect, they receive the following error:
Failed to get data. *Data provider could not be initialized *SQL Server does not exist, or access denied
on my Office Web Components (MDAC). I am guessing there is some security or server configuration error, but I’m not able to pinpoint it. I am running SQL Server 2005.
*Note – clients can’t change their security settings, company policy.
When you try this from a command prompt:
TELNET servername 1433
What happens? If you get a blank screen, then SQL Server is listening and you’ve got something wrong in your client settings. If you get an ‘Access denied’ or ‘no response’-type answer, it’s most likely either a firewall issue or SQL Server isn’t listening, but in either case, it’s a server issue.