Configuring Client Net-Libraries

The Client Network Utility is installed as part of Microsoft® SQL Server™ client setup. The application consists of several tabs and dialog boxes in which you can:

• Create client connections to specified servers and save them as configuration entries, which consist of a server alias, a client Net-Library, and any relevant connection parameters, such as a pipe file name or port number. Any saved entry can be used when you want to reconfigure a client connection.
  
  
• Change the default client Net-Library.
  
  
• Display information about the SQL Server client Net-Libraries currently installed on the system.
  
  
• Display the DB-Library version currently installed on the system, and set defaults for DB-Library options.

  Important  The Client Network Utility creates registry entries for the server alias configurations and default client Net-Library. The application does not install either the SQL Server client Net-Libraries or the network protocols. The SQL Server client Net-Libraries are installed during SQL Server Setup. The network protocols are installed as part of Microsoft Windows® Setup (or through Networks in Control Panel). A particular network protocol may not available as part of Windows Setup. For more information about installing these network protocols, see the vendor documentation.

Viewing Network Library Information

If the Client Network Utility does not display a Net-Library version number and you are using a Net-Library provided by Microsoft, then one of the following problems may have occurred:

• You are using a version that is no longer supported.
  
  
• The Client Network Utility cannot find the library in the path.
  
  
• A component required by the selected default network library cannot be found.

To display network library file and version information