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Microsoft SQL Server: server not listening on port 1433, client fails to connect to serverClient fails to connect to server, fails with various SQL server errors, particularly SQL server error: 17. Running <code>netstat -na</code> on the server shows that it's not listening for connections on port 1433.
This thread on dbforums.com talks about the problem and the solution. Specifically, this patch to SQL Server from Microsoft fixes the problem.
Notes
- TCP port 1433: Microsoft SQL Server
- http://www.sqljunkies.com/How%20To/2E1101E0-D5C1-4DBD-A398-FE485DFA439B.scuk