Protocol Error In TDS Stream

Question

I have a client workstation trying to pull data from a SQL 2012 server.  It is set up with an ODBC connection.  An error is encounter while the report is pulling the data.  Database Connector Error: 'HY000:[Microsoft][SQL Native Client 11.0] Protocol error in TDS stream'  I figured the issue was with the ODBC connection so I dropped and re-created it but the error persisted.  I've removed the firewall as well.  I tried updating the native client driver.  I don't know what else to try.

Answer 1

TDS stream errors indicate either corrupted driver installations or severe physical network error. So when you have already done a clean reinstall of the driver, I would take a look at the network hardware. If only on client has the problem try changing the NIC or wires..