# Troubleshooting connections to your SQL Server DB instance
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The following table shows error messages that you might encounter when you attempt to connect to your SQL Server DB instance.


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**Note**  
For more information on connection issues, see [Can't connect to Amazon RDS DB instance](CHAP_Troubleshooting.md#CHAP_Troubleshooting.Connecting).