Connection Error

Hi
I have a VB6 program that talks to SQL Server 2000 database. The Connection
String is as below:
Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Persist Security Info=False;User ID=" & M_USER_NAME &
";Password=" & M_PASSWORD & ";Initial Catalog=" & Database & ";Data Source="
& M_SERVER
When the program is idle for a while, the connection terminates.
Also, when I try to connect using ODBC I get the following error
Connection failed;.
SQLState: '01000'
SQL Server Error: 53
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]ConnectionOpen(Connect())
Connection failed;
SQLState: '08001'
SQL Server Error: 17
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]SQL Server does not exist or
access denied.
Any ideas or suggestions. Dont know where to start looking.
The SQL Server is running. I have double-checked that.
Please HELP
ThanksHi, Raju
See:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328306
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827422
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> Hi, Raju
> See:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328306
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827422
> Razvan
>