SQL network-instance related issue (with error 258) - sql-server

I get the following message when trying to connect to SQL database from a remote machine using MS Management Studio with Server Name [ XX.XXX.XXX.XXX,1433\MyServerName ] and SQL authentication:
Cannot connect to XX.XXX.XXX.XXX,1433\MyServerName.
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: TCP Provider, error: 0 - The wait operation timed out.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 258)
The wait operation timed out
I have done the following:
Allowed remote connection in Server Properties window in SQL Management Studio
Configured server machine to have static IPv4/DNS addresses.
Enabled TCP/IP in SQL Configuration Manager (in SQL Server Network Configuration)
In TCP/IP properties, adjusted [ Protocol -> Listen All -> No ] & set IP[1-8] to TCP port 1433 and IPAll port to 1433 (TCP dynamic ports left blank)
Set Inbound/Outbound enable connection (Domain, public, private) rules in Windows Firewall for ports TCP 1433, UDP 1434 (should make no difference, since port is specified), service executables: sqlbrowser.exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared (not used I think because port is specified) and sqlservr.exe in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.MyServerName \MSSQL\Binn
Set NAT actions in server-side router for ports 1433 (TCP), 1434 (UDP) (again, should not matter) to server's local IPv4 address and ports 1433, 1434 accordingly.
Made sure SQL service is running, ports are open and listening on server machine.
I can connect to the database on server machine using Windows or Sql credentials with either PC name, or machine's local IPv4.
Interesting thing is, when >telnet XX.XXX.XXX.XXX 1433 is run, it takes about 10-12 seconds to fail (Could not open connection to the host, on port 1433: Connect failed), but I can see the 2 packets coming to the router itself. Same with the login using SQL Manager - packets come to the router, but either server machine refuses (doesn't resolve?) the connection, or it doesn't even get to the machine.
Appreciate your suggestions.
Versions used:
MS SQL Server 2016 Express, MS SQL Management Studio 17, SQL Server 2016 Configuration Manager, Windows 10 Pro.

Have you tried telnet on 1433 locally?
Are you sure your local connection is using TCP/IP? By default, local connections use DBNMPNTW (named pipes) which uses shared memory on the back end for local connections and is faster than TCP/IP.
When SQL Server is working correctly on TCP/IP telnet will connect and leave you blinking waiting for protocol-- it doesn't hang for 10-12 seconds and fail.
If telnet works locally but not remotely, then you know the problem is in the networking layer (firewall, NAT, routing, etc.). If it does not, then the problem is in the SQL configuration setup. Did you restart the service after changing the connection settings?

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Pentaho Kettle: cannot connect to MS SQL Server Express

I have Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express running on my local machine, a Windows 7 PC.
I use Python and can connect to the server (from the very same PC) without any problems, using SQL alchemy. I can also connect using Excel and the PowerPivot add-in.
However, I cannot connect with Pentaho - Kettle.
I have downloaded the JDBC driver from Microsoft:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=11774
I took the file jre8\sqljdbc42.jar and moved it to the lib subfolder of
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I then took the file in auth\x86\sqljdbc_auth.dll and copied it to the same lib folder. I took the x86 file, not the x64, because Java is in c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_144\
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Error connecting to database [mydatabase] :org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleDatabaseException: Error occurred while trying to connect to the database
Error connecting to database: (using class com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver) The TCP/IP connection to the host localhost, port 1433 has failed. Error: "Connection refused: connect. Verify the connection properties. Make sure that an instance of SQL Server is running on the host and accepting TCP/IP connections at the port. Make sure that TCP connections to the port are not blocked by a firewall.".
org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleDatabaseException: Error occurred while trying to connect to the database
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I have tried various combinations of specifying port number 1433 and of leaving it blank, of using integrated security and of entering my password manually, of setting host name to localhost and to DESKTOP-MYNAME\SQLEXPRESS, but to no avail.
I have read lots of discussions about it but none seems relevant; the SQL Server does accept incoming connections, e.g. from Python and SQL Alchemy.
I ran the SQL Server 2014 configuration manager, and checked:
SQL Server network configuration --> Protocols for SQLEXPRESS --> TCP/IP
In the protocol tab, I had: enabled: yes and Listen All: Yes
In the "IP Addresses" tab, under IPAll at the bottom, "TCP Dynamic ports" was set to 49178. (No idea why).
So I set the port in the 'table input' setup of Pentaho to 49178. It managed to find the server, but there was an error about integrated security. So I copied sqljdbc_auth.dll to both the bin and the lib subfolders of C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_144 .... and now it works!
If I don't specify the port, Pentaho tries port 1433, and it doesn't work.
For reference, the connection string I use with Python and SQL Alchemy does not specify the port explicitly.
params = '?driver=SQL+Server+Native+Client+11.0'
engine = create_engine('mssql+pyodbc://' + ServerName + '/'+ Database + params, encoding ='latin1' )
conn=engine.connect()
SQL Server network configuration --> Protocols for SQLEXPRESS --> TCP/IP
In the protocol tab, I had: enabled: yes and Listen All: Yes
In the "IP Addresses" tab, under IPAll at the bottom, "TCP Dynamic ports" was set to 49178.
So I set the port in the 'table input' setup of Pentaho to 49717.
this worked for me also..

Connect to SQL Server 2016 via Putty/SSH

I have an SSH tunnel established to my Server using Putty. I have set up two tunnels:
L3407 => 192.168.100.107:3389
L31433 => 192.168.100.107:1433
I can successfully RDP into the server using "localhost:3407". However, when I open SSMS and try using "localhost,31433" it won't connect. The error I get reads:
"A network-realted or instance-speciffic error occured while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - The remote computer refused the network connection.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 1225)"
I've verified that TCP/IP is turned on in SQL Server Configuration Manager, and the IP addresses are setup. I have checked the logs on the SQL Server, and I have:
- Server is listening on [127.0.0.1 <ipv4> 1434]
- Server is listening on [::1 <ipv6> 1434]
- Server is listening on ['any' <ipv4> 1433]
- Server is listening on ['any' <ipv6> 1433]
I can connect to SSMS on the server using the machine name (named pipes),(LOCAL), localhost, 192.168.100.107, or the public IP. And if I open a hole in the Firewall for port 1433, then I can connect locally using ":1433". (Of course I almost immediately start seeing hacking attempts, so it has to be turned right back off.)
Based on the error I would think that the server is blocking it somehow, but the local Firewall is off and the hardware Firewall logs no attempts for RDP or SSMS (as expected, since it is going through the tunnel).
I am lost on what else to try. Anyone have any ideas?

Cannot connect to SQL Server From Clients in LAN

Yesterday I had no problems. Now when any client (even MSSMS from a client machine) tries to access sql server located on a server in the domain I get the following error: TITLE: Connect to Server
Cannot connect to SERVER\Instance
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. ...
SQL server is 2014 on a Windows 2012 R2 Server which also hosts the Active Directory.
I can connect using MSSMS from the server itself to the database. The log states that the service started and is listening on port 63782. I can also connect to sql server from the host machine using ip:port (192.168.0.2, 63782). But I cannot connect to it this way from the clients. (I made no changes to the firewall and the rule for lan-lan is allow all services and all connections).
Shared Memory, TCP/IP and Named Pipes are enabled on the sql server configuration Manager.
I can ping to the server from the clients and to the clients from the server.
The main difference between yesterday and today is that I had to reinstall the DNS on the server. The DNS appears to be working very well and I can't find any DNS errors on the server. I don't think its the firewall but I added two rules that allow UDP and TCP specifically within the local network (even though there is a policy which allows all traffic within the local network).
I am at a loss and would appreciate some assistance into solving the problem or even where to look.

SQL Server port forwarding

I forwarded port 1433 to 9082 on my server, at firewall set to allow for inbound and outbound, at SQL Server Allow Remote is ON.
But, I can't connect to my SQL Server from client.
I installed SQL Server 2012.
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: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 25 - Connection string is not valid)
Solution to problems connecting to MS SQL server with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio if your port is forwarded
I had problem with this as well. It's been bugging me for days now. Finally I stumbled on solution on this page so I'll exclude it as screenshot:
It's not : like in all other systems, you have to put ,
First off check in the ERRORLOG the port used by SQL Server (there is no guarantee it will always listen on 1433, or if TCP is enabled at all).
In the ERRORLOG, at startup, you will find a line like this one:
In my case the port is indeed 1433 but yours may be different. If needed, you can change it using the SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Secondly, if you are forwarding a port to a different one (like your example from 1433 to 9082) you are in fact disabling the SQL Server Browser. This happens because SQL Server Browser does not know of your port forward so it will tell the clients to connect to 1433 (supposing you are allowing UDP 1434 otherwise you won't be able to reach SQL Server Browser at all).
You can connect to a SQL Instance without using the SQL Server Browser though, all you need is to specify the port in the connection string (without the instance name, if any).
For example, if your instance is called MYSERVER/INST your connection string will be something like:
User ID=*****;Password=*****;server=tcp:MYSERVER,9082
Also make sure to configure your SPNs manually otherwise Kerberos won't work.
You can find more details on how to compose the right connection string here: SqlConnection.ConnectionString Property.
try config your router first. after all connect. Btw, already enable TCP/IP #sql yet or not?make sure open port for sql.
check on sql configuration enable or not for open connection
check firewall open or not
check router open or not
check connection lag or not(if network). local no need
make sure sql browser and agent run(for xp if not xp just enable sql browser)
if not all there maybe you wrong installation. if for network work install local/system. not network(this for attach #server cluster)

Use SQL Server Management Studio to connect remotely to an SQL Server Express instance hosted on an Azure Virtual Machine

Initial Attempt
I have an Azure VM with Windows Server 2012, on which I just installed SQL Server 2012 Express Database Engine component. Then, I followed the instructions here to connect remotely with SQL Server Management Studio.
Create a TCP endpoint for the virtual machine
Open TCP ports in the Windows firewall
Configure SQL Server to listen on the TCP protocol
Configure SQL Server for mixed mode authentication
Create SQL Server authentication logins
Determine the DNS name of the virtual machine
Connect to the Database Engine from another computer
After step seven I received the following error:
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: 53)
What else do I need to configure before connecting remotely?
Troubleshooting
I have been following the troubleshooting instructions here. Each blockquote below is a step described that that link.
Confirm the instance of the SQL Server Database Engine is installed
and running.
Done. We installed SQL Server Express, and it is running as a named instance called SQLEXPRESS.
If you are attempting to connect to a named instance, make sure the
SQL Server Browser service is running.
Done. We followed the steps here to turn on the SQL Server Browser service.
Get the IP Address of the computer.
Done. We will use these later for testing connectivity and maybe for setting up a static port for SQLEXPRESS.
10.241.62.155
fe80::45c:8c29:e19f:f78b%15
Get the TCP port number used by SQL Server.
Done. The SQL Server Management Studio server logs showed that the server was listening on port 49169.
Enable Protocols
Done. We had already enabled TCP/IP in the configuration manager, but we restarted the SQL Server Service just in case.
Testing TCP/IP Connectivity
Done. We used tcping.exe to test connectivity (cmd ping doesn't work quickly with Azure.) We were able to connect to port 80.
tcping.exe buddha.cloudapp.net > successful
tcping.exe buddha.cloudapp.net 80 > successful
Testing a Local Connection
Done. We used sqlcmd.exe from the command prompt and were able to connect locally via TCP with a username and password.
sqlcmd -S Buddha\SQLEXPRESS (success via shared memory protocol)
sqlcmd -S tcp:Buddha\SQLEXPRESS (success via TCP)
sqlcmd -S tcp:Buddha\SQLEXPRESS -U sa -P (success via TCP with username)
sqlcmd -S tcp:10.241.62.155\SQLEXPRESS -U sa -P (success with internal IP)
Opening a Port in the Firewall
We opened the port on which we SQLEXPRESS listens. The server logs (above) showed that SQLEXPRESS was listening on port 49169, but this is just one of many dynamic ports, and we wanted to set up the static port 1435.
Use WF.msc to create an inbound TCP rule for port 1435.
Use Azure Management Portal to create a TCP endpoint for port 1435.
The troubleshooting instructions also say:
If you are connecting to a named instance or a port other than TCP
port 1433, you must also open the UDP port 1434 for the SQL Server
Browser service.
Since we are connecting SQLEXPRESS (a named instance), we needed to open port 1434 for UDP.
Use WF.msc to create an inbound UCP rule for port 1434.
Use Azure Management Portal to create a UDP endpoint for port 1434
Further research about connecting to named instances revealed dynamic port issues. The reason why we are using port 1435 (static) instead of port 49169 (one of many effective options.)
Instances of SQL Server Express, SQL Server Compact, and named
instances of the Database Engine use dynamic ports. To configure these
instances to use a specific port, see Configure a Server to Listen on
a Specific TCP Port (SQL Server Configuration Manager). and
here.
Done. We went to SQL Configuration Manager > SQL Server Network Configuration > Protocols for SQLEXPRESS > TCP/IP, we did the following.
Protocol Tab > Listen All > NO.
IP Addresses Tab > for each listed address
Enabled > Yes
TCP Dynamic Ports > Blank (delete the zero)
TCP Port > 1435 (or your choice)
After restarting the SQLEXPRESS service, we again looked in the SQL Server Management Studio logs, and found that the Server is Listening on port 1435!!! Hooray!
Testing the Connection
Done. We opened SQL Server Management Studio on our local (non-Azure) computer and connected.
buddha.cloudapp.net,1435 OR buddha.cloudapp.net\SQLEXPRESS
sa
password
Success.
Here are the three web pages on which we found the answer. The most difficult part was setting up static ports for SQLEXPRESS.
Provisioning a SQL Server Virtual Machine on Windows Azure. These initial instructions provided 25% of the answer.
How to Troubleshoot Connecting to the SQL Server Database Engine. Reading this carefully provided another 50% of the answer.
How to configure SQL server to listen on different ports on different IP addresses?. This enabled setting up static ports for named instances (eg SQLEXPRESS.) It took us the final 25% of the way to the answer.
The fact that you're getting an error from the Names Pipes Provider tells us that you're not using the TCP/IP protocol when you're trying to establish the connection. Try adding the "tcp" prefix and specifying the port number:
tcp:name.cloudapp.net,1433
I too struggled with something similar. My guess is your actual problem is connecting to a SQL Express instance running on a different machine. The steps to do this can be summarized as follows:
Ensure SQL Express is configured for SQL Authentication as well as Windows Authentication (the default). You do this via SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Server Properties/Security
In SSMS create a new login called "sqlUser", say, with a suitable password, "sql", say. Ensure this new login is set for SQL Authentication, not Windows Authentication. SSMS Server Security/Logins/Properties/General. Also ensure "Enforce password policy" is unchecked
Under Properties/Server Roles ensure this new user has the "sysadmin" role
In SQL Server Configuration Manager SSCM (search for SQLServerManagerxx.msc file in Windows\SysWOW64 if you can't find SSCM) under SQL Server Network Configuration/Protocols for SQLExpress make sure TCP/IP is enabled. You can disable Named Pipes if you want
Right-click protocol TCP/IP and on the IPAddresses tab, ensure every one of the IP addresses is set to Enabled Yes, and TCP Port 1433 (this is the default port for SQL Server)
In Windows Firewall (WF.msc) create two new Inbound Rules - one for SQL Server and another for SQL Browser Service. For SQL Server you need to open TCP Port 1433 (if you are using the default port for SQL Server) and very importantly for the SQL Browser Service you need to open UDP Port 1434. Name these two rules suitably in your firewall
Stop and restart the SQL Server Service using either SSCM or the Services.msc snap-in
In the Services.msc snap-in make sure SQL Browser Service Startup Type is Automatic and then start this service
At this point you should be able to connect remotely, using SQL Authentication, user "sqlUser" password "sql" to the SQL Express instance configured as above. A final tip and easy way to check this out is to create an empty text file with the .UDL extension, say "Test.UDL" on your desktop. Double-clicking to edit this file invokes the Microsoft Data Link Properties dialog with which you can quickly test your remote SQL connection

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