Hi Sergey. thnaks for your reply.

What is Sql Server Native Client.
This other application,as far as I can gather, is a product called Progress Database which has an ODBC link. Would it still need Sql Server native Client
Regards,
Gerard




>I would start with installing the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server Native Client on the other server.
>
>>We have Sql server express set up on a server and some users accessing it from another server via a third party application, using ODBC
>>
>>They are getting intermittent error as:
>>ODBC Sql Server Driver TCP/IP Sockets General Network Error
>>Communication Link Failure
>>
>>I'd apprciate any suggestions as to where to look to correct, if it is a problem related to Sql SErver.
>>Are there any settings on SQl SErver I should be looking at ?
>>regards,
>>Gerard