https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-db-connect-3-Why-am-I-getting-this-error-trying-to/m-p/294177#M93883 <P>I get the following error when trying to connect Splunk db connect 3.1 on Linux to on a Windows machine<BR /> Database connection xxxx is invalid.<BR /> The TCP/IP connection to the host hostname, port 1433 has failed. Error: "null. Verify the connection properties. Make sure that an instance of SQL Server is running on the host and accepting TCP/IP connections at the port. Make sure that TCP connections to the port are not blocked by a firewall.".</P> Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:04:40 GMT nivethainspire_ 2017-08-18T09:04:40Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-db-connect-3-Why-am-I-getting-this-error-trying-to/m-p/294177#M93883 <P>I get the following error when trying to connect Splunk db connect 3.1 on Linux to on a Windows machine<BR /> Database connection xxxx is invalid.<BR /> The TCP/IP connection to the host hostname, port 1433 has failed. Error: "null. Verify the connection properties. Make sure that an instance of SQL Server is running on the host and accepting TCP/IP connections at the port. Make sure that TCP connections to the port are not blocked by a firewall.".</P> Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:04:40 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-db-connect-3-Why-am-I-getting-this-error-trying-to/m-p/294177#M93883 nivethainspire_ 2017-08-18T09:04:40Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-db-connect-3-Why-am-I-getting-this-error-trying-to/m-p/294178#M93884 <P>Can you telnet to the SQL server on port 1433 from the server that is running db connect? If not, check your network firewall or host firewalls.</P> Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:36:30 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/splunk-db-connect-3-Why-am-I-getting-this-error-trying-to/m-p/294178#M93884 timm747747 2017-08-18T14:36:30Z