Question : Connecting to a sql database via odbc

I need help connecting to a sharepoint sql server database via odbc.
It's been a long time since I have done this; I thought I had all the necessary info but I can not connect.
There is a chance that I have been given the wrong information, I just want to run it by the experts first.

I am connecting to the server via Cisco VPN, and use this connection for other purposes with no issues. I have been provided the server IP, and the sharepoint database name (xxxxx-sharepoint-content). I can use Remote Deskop Connection to get to the server with the IP I have been provided. Via Remote Desktop, I can see that I have been added as a user to the database.

I created a data source in my system DSN, with the following settings:
Name: Sharepoint
Descrip: Doesn't matter, right?
Server: IP address

Regarding authentication, I have tried both "With Windows NT authentication and "With SQL Server authentication."
When I selected "Login with SQL Server authentication using a login ID entered by the user," I get: "Connection failed, SQL state 28000, error 18452, Login failed." When I tried Windows NT authentication, I get the same errors but the message reads: "Login failed for user 'null'. Not a trusted SQL Server Connection."
I checked the box: "Connected to SQL server to obtain default settings."
and entered my username and password.
"Client Configuration" Settings:
The Named Pipes vs. TCP/IP I'm not too sure about, but I tried both, and other googling seems to indicate TCP/IP is the way to go, but I'm not too sure what ther Server Alias, name, and port number should be.      

Anyone have any ideas?

Answer : Connecting to a sql database via odbc

This can be many problem but first, you not only need to be set as a database user but this user must also be associated with the right login. You'll find this information in your Enterprise Manager in the section Security for the server.