As per Sergey's query re: the DNS. Do you have a DNS server or are you using the router's DNS. also where is the SQL Server located, on the LAN or remotely.
>We are using a separate switch. Fiber comes into a little box (don't know if that is the router) then goes to firewall then to switch to which the different PCs connect.
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>Thanks for the help.
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>Alex
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>>Are you using a separate switch or the router ports for the network.
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>>>For some reason when we lose internet connection SQL Server does not respond to connections from the LAN. Does somebody know how to correct this?
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>>>TIA,
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>>>Alex
Regards N Mc Donald