Yes it is behind the firewall, The remote server is under my control, but Network  and Firewall is handling  another team of engineers.

What my aim is, i should be able...

I created an Alias in my local machine (Microsoft Sqlserver -->Client Network Utility-->Alias) i gave the following details

Local Machine

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TCP / IP is selected

Server Alias : Serv1

Server Name : x.x.x.x (IP...

Bkelley,

I am making the connection through EnterPrise Manager,

Enterprise Manager ----->Microsoft SQL Servers ---->SQL Server Group

then right click  and select New SQL Server Registration