Hi rmiao,

Thank you so much for the prompt reply.

--> Can you ping remote sql server?
No, I cannot ping the remote sql server. However, I know that ping is disabled on the server, that is why I cannot ping it.

--> What kind of network connection?
Actually, I first get on to the remote network using VPN, and then I tyr and connect to the sql server.

-->Any firewall between sql server and your machine on the network?
Well....I dont have any firewall on my machine. But I guess there has to some at my ISP's.

Heres something more, in case that will help you -
My OS - Windows 2K
SQL Server version - 2K
Sp - 4

Waiting for your reply

Thanks,
Madhura