Information:
Server A: SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. OS is Windows 2003 Server
Enterprise Edition. SQL Service pack is 3a. Member of domain
ABCDomain. Server A is going to function as a Distributor.
Location: New York.
Server B: SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. OS is Windows 2003 Server
Standard Edition. SQL Service pack is 3a. Member of domain
ABCDomain. Server B is going to function as a Subscriber.
Location: London.
Server C: SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. OS is Windows 2000 Advanced
Server. SQL Service pack 3a. Member of domain ABCDomain. Server C
is going to function as a Publisher. Location New York.
Problem: I am setting up a test replication environment prior to going live
with a replication from New York to London. When I try to register
Server A on Server B, I get the error: ‘SQL Server does not exist or
access denied'. I get the same error when I try to register Server
B on Server A. Both boxes can ping the other. I am able to
register Server C (Publisher) on both Server A and B as well as
register both Server A and B on Server C.
I would appreciate your input as to what could be causing this
problem as well as a possible solution.
Thank you in advance.