Hi all,

I have one question that I think has not an easy solution. I have one SQL
Server (SQLSrv) and a server (CLISrv) that requires an ODBC entry to access
to one database that exists on SQLSrv. For security reasons, I need to use
TCP/IP port filtering on CLISrv and I will only allow some ports for
communication. The problem that I have is that ODBC driver on CLISrv chooses
a port for comunication on the public range of ports (1024-5000) and I do
want to open all these ports.

Does anyone know how to control the ports that ODBC driver side computer
uses? The problem is on ODBC driver side, not on SQL Server side that uses
1433/1434 ports.

Thanks in advance.
Pedro

PS. This is the second time I post this message. I though that maybe someone
from Microsoft could help or give an answer, even that answer is "that's not
possible to do what you want". After all, we don't know the source code...