Linked Server Error

SQL 2000, Sp3a on Windows 2000. I have a linked server set up to an AS400
using MS OLE DB Provider for DB2, which comes with Host Integration Server.
I have just started to get an error on this LS when trying to use it,
although previously (before Sunday!) it worked fine:
ERROR 7303: Could not initialise data source object of OLE DB provider
'DB2OLEDB'
SqlDumpExceptionHandler: Process 54 generated fatal exception c000005
EXCEPTION ACCESS VIOLATION.SQL Server is terminating this process.
I have bounced the server and checked the event log but it gives me no
additional information. Logon credentials are OK for linked server and I can
ping the box. Nothing new has been installed on the server.
I've got a stack sump generated when the exception occurred if that's useful
to anyone...?
> SQL 2000, Sp3a on Windows 2000. I have a linked server set up to an AS400
> using MS OLE DB Provider for DB2, which comes with Host Integration Server
.
> I have just started to get an error on this LS when trying to use it,
> although previously (before Sunday!) it worked fine:
> ERROR 7303: Could not initialise data source object of OLE DB provider
> 'DB2OLEDB'
> SqlDumpExceptionHandler: Process 54 generated fatal exception c000005
> EXCEPTION ACCESS VIOLATION.SQL Server is terminating this process.
> I have bounced the server and checked the event log but it gives me no
> additional information. Logon credentials are OK for linked server and I c
an
> ping the box. Nothing new has been installed on the server.
> I've got a stack sump generated when the exception occurred if that's usef
ul
> to anyone...?
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