I am attempting to set up replication for several SQL Server 2005 databases that are used by our equipment. The equipment is run from a computer with a SQL Server instance 'Cloverleaf'.
We have a second computer that also has SQL Server 2005 with instance name 'User'. The computers are connected over our company network, and I can read and write data into the Cloverleaf databases from the User computer. On the User computer, login is by Windows authentication. To see the Cloverleaf databases from this computer, I have to enter a username and password.
I have setup the User computer as a distributor for the Cloverleaf server. Sitting at the User computer, when I try to set up a publication on the Cloverleaf database, I get this error message:
SQL Server could not connect to the Distributor using the specified password. Additional information: Connection to the server [USER-PC] failed... linked server... returned "Login timeout expired" and "An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server..." (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 21670)
I have also tried to go to the Cloverleaf computer to set up the publication. However, when I get to the point where I need to connect to the distributor computer, Windows authentication gives a similar message to what is above, and I have no idea if SQL Server authentication would work or, if so, what username or password to try.
Both instances have remote connections enabled.
Do I need to setup a new Windows authentication account on the User computer to enable the Cloverleaf computer to connect to it? If so, how would I go about that? Or is there something else I should look into to troubleshoot this problem?