Driver.getConnection hangs using SQLServer driver and Java 1.6.0_29

Question

I didn\'t know where to write something about this and decided to do it here.

After loooong time debugging my program I could find out that calling Driver.getConnect

Answer 1

Reproduced: Problem occurs with combination of

• SQL driver 2.0
• SQL driver 3.0
• SQL driver 4.0 CTP 3

• jTDS SQL Driver 1.2.5

• SQL server 2008R2

• Java 1.6.0_29

Change either SQL server version (tested on 2005 & 2008) or Java version (1.6.0_27, 1.7.0_1), and the problem doesn't occur anymore.

Client / Server OS: Windows 2008R2

Added to the Java Bug Database and is being worked on by Oracle.

Crossposted on Microsoft MSDN Data Access Forum (accepted answer: upgrade to java 7) and Oracle Java JDBC Forums (information that is added here, is also added to the Java Bug Database).