linking named instance of sql2000 from sql7

Is it possible to link named instance of sql2000 from
sql7. I created similar link on a sql2000 server which
works fine. However, when I create the same link on a sql
7 it does not work. It will not give any error. In the
enterprise manager It seem to be trying to access the
tables but then come back with nothing."Obaid" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Is it possible to link named instance of sql2000 from
> sql7.
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SQL 7.0 knows nothing about named instances. This feature is not available.
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Eric Cárdenas
SQL Server support|||It is possible to trick it by creating an alias on the sql7 machine and
forcing sql2k instance to use a static port for listening.
Vikram
"Obaid" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to link named instance of sql2000 from
> sql7. I created similar link on a sql2000 server which
> works fine. However, when I create the same link on a sql
> 7 it does not work. It will not give any error. In the
> enterprise manager It seem to be trying to access the
> tables but then come back with nothing.

servers - sql7 to sql2000

I am trying to run cross server queries from sql7 to sql2000.
I want to be able to use the NT login to authenticate accoss the link. I have created the linked server with "logins current security context" - however, when I run the sql2000 query from the sql7 server, l get the following message:

Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON'.

it works fine sql2000 to sql2000

any ideas how I get this to work?What login did you specify in the Security Context?
If you are trying to use NT authen, make sure the 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS' user exists in the db you are connecting to( not only the Master), run from your db to check:

select master..syslogins.name as login_name,
sysusers.name as user_name
from master..syslogins inner join sysusers
on master..syslogins.sid = sysusers.sid

Make sure the same user exists and was granted permissions at Win NT.|||You can also try connecting to other sql server using OPENROWSET

eg from BOL

SELECT a.*
FROM OPENROWSET('MSDASQL',
'DRIVER={SQL Server};SERVER=seattle1;UID=sa;PWD=MyPass',
pubs.dbo.authors) AS a
ORDER BY a.au_lname, a.au_fname