Hey people,

i am trying to set up my web.config to connect to a remote SQL2000 database and i keep getting this error

Server Error in '/' Application.

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Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings.GetPortalSettings(Int32 TabId, PortalAliasInfo objPortalAliasInfo) +114
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings..ctor(Int32 tabId, PortalAliasInfo objPortalAliasInfo) +93
   DotNetNuke.HttpModules.UrlRewriteModule.OnBeginRequest(Object s, EventArgs e) +3717
   System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication+IExecutionStep.Execute() +60
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +87

This is what my connection string looks like

<add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=24.207.17.240;Address=24.207.17.240,1433;Network=dbmssocn;Database=(DBname);uid=(username);pwd=*********;Trusted_Connection=False" />

i am not sure if its^ right...

i have opened port TCP 1433 on my firewall and forwarded it to my server

any help would be awesome.

-Steve

thanks cathal, i have figured it out. it was a firewall issue

much thanks,

steve