I have 3 SQL servers, A, B, and C.
i am able to establish a linked server from A to C and C to A
i am able to establish a linked server from B to C and C to B.
but when i try to establish a linked server from A to B, i have been getting this error, i am goin nuts because if there is any problem with A, then even C shud not ne able to connect but its connecting, if theres any problem with B , C shud not connect but its connecting.
C is connecting to both A and B without errors.
Also A is connecting to C and B is connecting to C.
But the problem is between A and B Servers.
when i test the connection from B to A i get this message,
A is SQl 2000, B is 2008, c is 2008.
Pls suggest wat do i do.
Y is there a problem of connection between only A to B and B to A.
While making a linked Server from B to A without using Security, i get the error
The OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "A" reported an error. Authentication failed.
Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "A".
OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "A" returned message "Invalid authorization specification". (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)
when i connect using the sa account i get the folowing error,
VIA Provider: The specified module could not be found.
OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "A" returned message "Login timeout expired".
OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "A" returned message "A network-related or instance-specific error has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and if SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. For more information see SQL Server Books Online.". (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)
Thanks a Ton for any kind a help