# No connection to server

**URL:** <https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/no-connection-to-server/77450>\
**Category:** Technical Forum\
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**Created:** [December 2, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/no-connection-to-server/77450 "2022-12-02T08:12:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![aquata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@aquata](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/aquata)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/no-connection-to-server/77450/1 "2022-12-02T08:12:27Z")

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Hi,  
we bought some years before Nav 5 worked up to now. As our IT Prof dies, we have a problem cannot solve by all means, it might be easy for a prof.:  
Installed Nav 5 on a Win 2003 server( i know quite old but work up to now) The workstation ist connect to the server over Lan ( first win7 now win 10) The Server is named Server and has a fixed ip 168.200.1.xx . In the wks we use hosts as finserver 168.200.1.xx and in services finserver 2409/tcp  
Up to now it worked no problem. But suddenly i canot connect to server. When in the database field i fill 168.200.1.xx and database F:\ dartabase .fdb, as before i get message cannot find dir or file.  
But m from wks i can see easily the file in the server and open it. What happens suddenly .  
with ping i get the server but not the server with dir and file  
thanks for help  
w. dressler

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**Author:** ![CorySeverson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@CorySeverson](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/CorySeverson)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/no-connection-to-server/77450/2 "2023-09-14T23:01:41Z")

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Hi Aquata,

Looks like you posted a NAV question in the GP forum. You might want to move it over.

This may pertain to your issue - we have had instances where we need to update the SQL Native Client Drivers to get ODBC’s to connect. With recent network changes it has been necessary.

[Download Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Native Client - Latest Servicing Release from Official Microsoft Download Center](https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=50402)

Thanks!  
Cory