| title | Connect to SQL Server with Proxy Server-SQL Server Config Manager | |||||||
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| description | Learn how to use SQL Server Configuration Manager to connect to SQL Server through a proxy server. See how to use Remote WinSock (RWS) to listen remotely. | |||||||
| author | rwestMSFT | |||||||
| ms.author | randolphwest | |||||||
| ms.date | 08/26/2025 | |||||||
| ms.service | sql | |||||||
| ms.subservice | configuration | |||||||
| ms.topic | how-to | |||||||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
This article describes how to connect to SQL Server through a proxy server in [!INCLUDE ssnoversion] by using SQL Server Configuration Manager. To listen remotely by way of Remote WinSock (RWS), define the local address table (LAT) for the proxy server so that the listening node address is outside the range of LAT entries.
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Follow the steps in Configure SQL Server to listen on a specific TCP port to determine which TCP/IP ports are used by the [!INCLUDE ssDE], or to configure the [!INCLUDE ssDE] to use a desired port.
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In your proxy server, define the local address table (LAT) for the proxy server so that the listening node address is outside the range of LAT entries. For more information, see your proxy server documentation.
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This article applies to on-premises [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion_md]. For connection issues related to [!INCLUDE ssSDS_md], see Troubleshoot connection issues to Azure SQL Database.