Cannot connect to SQL server behind firewall

I'm using SQL server enterprise manager to try and register to the SQL server, however since I'm behind a firewall, I cannot connect to it and it says timeout expires. I just checked and the ports on 1433 and 1434 are opened on the firewall. I also try
to connect without the firewall and everything works fine. Any ideas as to what could cause this?
Thanks,
Alan
"Alan" <Alan@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using SQL server enterprise manager to try and register to the SQL
server, however since I'm behind a firewall, I cannot connect to it and it
says timeout expires. I just checked and the ports on 1433 and 1434 are
opened on the firewall. I also try to connect without the firewall and
everything works fine. Any ideas as to what could cause this?
>
It might be that you are making the connection (inbound) to SQL Server, but
the outbound connection never completes.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=sql2k
You could also try substituting the IP address instead of the server name to
rule out any name resolution issues.
Steve
|||I did use the IP address instead of the server name.
What do you mean by the outbound connection never completes. How do I fix that? I read the page you posted already and I did try to make the port 1433 to *any* open, however still timeout expired.
Confused?
"Steve Thompson" wrote:

> "Alan" <Alan@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CA29961F-76B2-4CEE-98F8-888AF56366D8@.microsoft.com...
> server, however since I'm behind a firewall, I cannot connect to it and it
> says timeout expires. I just checked and the ports on 1433 and 1434 are
> opened on the firewall. I also try to connect without the firewall and
> everything works fine. Any ideas as to what could cause this?
> It might be that you are making the connection (inbound) to SQL Server, but
> the outbound connection never completes.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=sql2k
> You could also try substituting the IP address instead of the server name to
> rule out any name resolution issues.
> Steve
>
>
|||Is the instance of the SQL Server using port 1433?
"Alan" wrote:
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> I did use the IP address instead of the server name.
> What do you mean by the outbound connection never completes. How do I fix that? I read the page you posted already and I did try to make the port 1433 to *any* open, however still timeout expired.
> Confused?
>
> "Steve Thompson" wrote:
|||It's hard to say without knowing your configuration. This is likely one of
those times where a network trace (esp: from the SQL Server perspective)
would help. If you do not have access to the network monitor included with
SMS, check out Etheral http://www.ethereal.com/
Steve
"Alan" <Alan@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I did use the IP address instead of the server name.
> What do you mean by the outbound connection never completes. How do I fix
that? I read the page you posted already and I did try to make the port
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> Confused?
>
> "Steve Thompson" wrote:
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