Verifying the services Files on All Computers

Finally, on each computer that participates in replication, make sure that the services file (located in the C:\Windows/system32/drivers/etc/ directory) contains entries for all the database servers.

To verify the services files on all computers

Check the services file on the first host (for example, host1).

The file might look like this:

techpubs27     4599/tcp     # service for online instance denver
techpubs28     4600/tcp     # service for online instance boston

Check the services file on the second host (for example, host2).

The file might should look the same as the file on host1:

techpubs27     4599/tcp     # service for online instance denver
techpubs28     4600/tcp     # service for online instance boston