Try this setup: http://www.fusioncube.net/index.php/coldfusion-sql-server-express
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Mike Little <[email protected]> wrote: > > hey guys, i have recently installed coldfusion 8. everything going sweet > except creating a datasource to connnect to a remote ms sql server. > > i get the following... > > Connection verification failed for data source: xyz123 > java.sql.SQLException: Timed out trying to establish connection > The root cause was that: java.sql.SQLException: Timed out trying to > establish connection > > this worked fine in seven. i have used the exact settings used for the > existing connection. i have also made sure all relevant ports are open. > > any help would be appreciated. > mike > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:319891 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4

