With newer drivers than Sql Server 2000 (Sql Server native client, Sql Server Native Client 11.0 ...), tcp:ip, port is fine.

>https://www.connectionstrings.com/define-sql-server-network-protocol/
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>>I think the syntax for that now is to specify it as part of the server:
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>>server=tcp:192.169.0.144,1433;
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>>or:
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>>server=tcp:data.server.com,1433;
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