note 60389 added to function.mssql-connect

Hi, i need help. i must get data from a remote mssql server. i try to connect to the mssql server (port 1433 is reachable from the webserversystem) with this command: $mscon = mssql_connect("ntsrv124.db.servers.local","readonly","read"); But my webbrowsers only writes: Warning: mssql_connect() [function.mssql-connect]: Unable to connect to server: ntsrv124.db.servers.local.de in C:\Webserver\htdocs\TEMPLATE\server.php on line 4 I'm not very experienced with databaces... i have read the documentation of de.php.net but what is mean with the interfaces file ? did i neet an odbc - connection ? what can be my mistake. regards christoph ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mssql-connect.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+60389 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60389&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60389&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60389&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60389&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60389&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60389&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60389&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+60389&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php