Microsoft KB Archive/268877

= INF: Registering SQL Server Wizard Gives a Misleading Error Message =

Article ID: 268877

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q268877



SUMMARY
When you try to register a SQL Server in Enterprise Manager with no SQL Servers currently registered on that computer, you may see the following error message:

General Network error. Check your network documentation.



MORE INFORMATION
This error is misleading because it has nothing to do with network issues. The message would be more appropriate if it stated:

&quot;No SQL Server installed.&quot;

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&quot;Client unable to establish connection.&quot;

This is by design because Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is only returning a general network error to SQL Server, and SQL Server interprets it as such.

Keywords: kbinfo kbsqlprog KB268877

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