http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmanning/archive/2007/05/03/randomness.aspxThings I've stumbled across: connecting to a SQL Server database engine instance on a port can be done via hostname,1234 - in most cases you can't use hostname:port You can use SQL client aliases to create an alias so "foo" can transparently redirecten-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)