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 Posted by Stu on 07/11/06 14:59 
You may want to google "double-hop" and SQL Server; I'm not sure that I 
understand your scenario, but a few articles might ring true. 
 
HTH, 
Stu 
 
 
traceable1 wrote: 
> Thank you! 
> 
> By dblink I am referring to a linked server.  (I apologize - I come 
> from an Oracle background). 
> 
> The BUILTIN/Administrators group has all of the System Roles and it 
> still did not work. 
> Other boxes have links into the server/instance which work fine, and 
> the new server can link to other servers. 
> It's strange because it's just this one combination that does not work. 
> 
> 
> Group A: oldest servers; non-clustered; Win 2003 SP1 
> 
> Group B: medium servers; 1 a/p cluster; 2 non-clustered; Win 2003 SP1 
> 
> Group C: newest servers; 3 a/a clusters; Win 2003 R2 
> 
> All SQL Server 2000 SP4 
> 
> Group A can link to Group B 
> Group A can link to Group C 
> Group B can link to Group A 
> Group B can link to Group C 
> Group C can link to Group A 
> Group C CANNOT link to Group A if logged in using Windows 
> Authentication 
> 
> All of the links are set up using "sa". 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Stu wrote: 
> > Not completely sure what you mean by a dblink, but what SQL permissions 
> > do the Administrators have on each server?  Are you sure the 
> > BUILTIN/Administrators Windows group have the appropriate permissions 
> > on the databases you want to select from? 
> > 
> > Stu 
> > 
> > 
> > traceable1 wrote: 
> > > I have a couple new servers - Windows 2003 R2 - with SQL Server 2000 
> > > SP4 installed.  They are all Active/Active clustered instances (my 
> > > first ones). 
> > > 
> > > I am trying to create database links to other SQL Server instances, but 
> > > there are 3 that I cannot connect to. 
> > > 
> > > The dblink works if I connect to the instance as "sa", but not as my 
> > > Windows Authenticated account.  We use Active Directory and I am in the 
> > > Administrator group on all of the boxes. 
> > > 
> > > Of the 3 I can't get to, 1 is a  cluster (Active/Passive) and the other 
> > > 2 are just regular Enterprise instances.  They are all SQL 2000 SP4. 
> > > 
> > > I have several other instances, all SP4 on 2003 boxes and I can connect 
> > > to all of them. 
> > > 
> > > Also, on the instances where the dblink does not work, I can actually 
> > > connect to these databases w/in Enterprise Manager successfully. 
> > > 
> > > I am using a different port for the instances, but I have set them up 
> > > in the Client Network Utility as well and still can't connect. 
> > > 
> > > I can connect via a dblink TO these new instances from the older boxes 
> > > fine. 
> > > 
> > > I'm really stumped - I've had the Network people verify we don't have a 
> > > firewall issue or something. 
> > > 
> > > Must be some sort of permissions problem, but I don't know what else to 
> > > check - - - 
> > >  
> > > Please help!! 
> > >  
> > > THANK YOU!!
 
  
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