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TheVillageIdiot
TheVillageIdiot

Reputation: 40497

Sql Server Client protocols

What is VIA protocol in SQL Server Client Protocols?

more precisely what does VIA stands for?

Is it for chip-maker VIA?

Upvotes: 2

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Answers (2)

TheVillageIdiot
TheVillageIdiot

Reputation: 40497

From following SQL Data Access Forums thread on MSDN Forum:

Virtual Interface Adapter (VIA) - A protocol that works with VIA hardware. This is a specialized protocol; configuration details are available from your hardware vendor.

There is a Wikipedia entry about it but it is also only a stub.

Upvotes: 2

Anthony K
Anthony K

Reputation: 2603

From Beginning SQL Server 2005 Administration on Google Books:

The VIA protocol is used to support VIA devices such as VIA Storage Area Network devices.

Upvotes: 2

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