title: How to test a connection to a remote SQL 2005 without SSMS?
body: <p>We are having some connectivity issues from a client application connecting to a remote SQL Server 2005 (named instance).</p>
  
  <p>What are some ways to test connectivity from the client machine (Windows XP) that doesn't have SSMS or Query analyzer installed?</p>
  
  <p>I would like to see if the issue is related to the specific application or is it a more general connectivity to the remote sql server from the specific client. </p>