IIS Troubleshooting With ODBC SQL Integration

Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
Article ID: Q146816

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server version 1.0

SUMMARY

You can test Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) ODBC SQL Server connectivity with several Microsoft SQL Server utilities. This article discusses the following:

   - Testing Network Named Pipes
   - Testing ODBC Connectivity to SQL Server
   - Graphical SQL Query Tool

MORE INFORMATION

When an IIS application has problems connecting to a SQL Server, there may be a problem with the network or the SQL Server. The following utilities can help isolate network problems.

Testing Network Named Pipes

There are two utilities included with SQL Server designed to help test network named pipes. The MAKEPIPE.EXE utility is installed during the setup of SQL Server. The READPIPE.EXE utility is installed during setup of both DOS and OS/2 workstations.

Both utilities test the integrity of the network named pipe services. To use these service, please see the SQL Server Help files or the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q68941
   TITLE     : INF: Procedure for Testing Named Pipes

   ARTICLE-ID: Q110905
   TITLE     : INF: Readpipe Return Codes

Testing ODBC Connectivity To SQL Server

The SQL Server \SQL60\BINN directory contains a 32-bit utility called ODBCPING.EXE. You can use this utility to troubleshoot connectivity to SQL Server through Microsoft ODBC SQL Server drivers. For more information on ODBCPING and other ODBC diagnostic tips, please see the "Connecting to a Data Source" section in the ODBC SQL Server 6.0 Driver Help file or the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q138541
   TITLE     : INF: ODBCPING.EXE to Verify ODBC Connectivity to SQL Server

   ARTICLE-ID: Q140895
   TITLE     : INF: Diagnostic Tips for the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC
               Driver

Graphical SQL Query Tool

You can test the SQL server with the graphical utility called ISQLW.EXE, which is included with Microsoft SQL Server version 6.0. Please run SQLW.HLP in the \BINN sub-directory of SQL Server for more information.

Additional query words: prodiis
Keywords : iisconfig iisodbc
Version : 1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbtshoot

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Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
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