TechNet Support WebCast: Known connectivity issues related to "General Network Error" error messages (875285)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (all editions)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 64 bit (all editions)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
  • Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 SP1
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 SP1a
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6 SP1
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6 SP2
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 SP3
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 SP2
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 SP1
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.1 SP2

Session Summary


Wednesday, July 28, 2004

This Support WebCast session provides information about the most common issues that are known to cause "General Network Error" error messages in client-side applications when connecting to SQL Server.

This is a Level 200 session that is presented by Carl Huber.

Carl Huber is support engineer on the Webdata team. Carl holds both MCSD and MCAD certifications. He has experience in Microsoft Developer Support since 1997 and is responsible for supporting products and technologies, including Visual Basic .NET, ADO, ADO.NET, XML, ASP, and ASP.NET, with emphasis on data access connectivity.

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/9/2004
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