Connecting to an alias fails

Created a new alias with the SQL Server client network utility. With
the connection parameters, changed the server name to the IP address -
still no success.
Edited the Sql Server Network utility to use port 1433 to use port 0
(per another google discussion), still no success.
Any other ideas? The goal is to use the alias identically as how we
access the server name. Using the default instance of SQL Server.
Thanks,
-Kevin
Error message? Version of SQL Server? Service packs?
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Kevin Hill
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"Justin" <kfwolf@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Created a new alias with the SQL Server client network utility. With
> the connection parameters, changed the server name to the IP address -
> still no success.
> Edited the Sql Server Network utility to use port 1433 to use port 0
> (per another google discussion), still no success.
> Any other ideas? The goal is to use the alias identically as how we
> access the server name. Using the default instance of SQL Server.
> Thanks,
> -Kevin
>