FreeTDS Development Group

["James K. Lowden" <jklowden AT freetds.org>]

Robert Gonzalez wrote:
> Yes, telnet did not work but isql did. I totally did not think to
> document that anywhere in my process of installing freetds though. 

Please note I didn't ask about isql, but tsql, because tsql takes the same
parameters telnet does.  

I simply do not believe there's any condition whereby isql can connect to
a server and telnet cannot.  It's possible for it to *seem* that way due
to pilot error.  But strictly as a matter of how TCP/IP works, I don't see
how it's possible.  

I wouldn't pound the table except that you suggested telnet might return a
"false positive".  I don't want people to be confused: either there's
direct evidence for what you're asserting, or our long-standing advice
still, um, stands.  

--jkl