Application Connection with MSSQL problem

Hi,

About 20 instances of my application is connecting to a single DB (MSSQL Standard 8.0 ). Earlier all the instances could connect, but after sometime, I am getting the following error.

It would be great if anyone facing such problem earlier and resolved could help.

SQL connection get returned error. Message:[Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for JDBC]Error establishing socket. SQLState :[08001] ErrorCode : [0]

Stack Tracecom.ibm.websphere.ce.cm.StaleConnectionException: [Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for JDBC]Error establishing socket.

at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Native Method)

at com.ibm.ejs.cm.portability.PortabilityLayerImpl.translateException(PortabilityLayerImpl.java:263)

[751 byte] By [Ingudama] at [2007-10-1 18:43:32]