Hello, I'm trying to connect to my school's SQL Server to access a database using ArcGIS 10.1. After searching the forums, I noticed this software package no longer contains the SQL Server 2008 Client. I downloaded and installed the the native client from microsoft; however, I am still receiving an error message stating "Failure to access the DBMS server." I know I have the correct instance and authentication because I successfully connected using a campus computer. Since I only have a one year student license, I do not have access to the native client download via the ESRI Customer Care Portal. Is there a way that I can verify that the native client I already installed has been correctly applied to ArcGIS? ps I tried turning it off and back on again. Didn't work 🙂 Shout out from Wisconsin Thank you for your help, Brandon
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