I am new with merge replication so non sense can be expected,
What i did. 1) New Local publication done is on remote server.
When i am trying to do local subscription with remote server for selection of publication server, in server name i used remote server ip 103.247.99.75,1232 with login sa and password something. It gives error
SQL Server replication requires the actual server name to make a connection to the server. Connections through a server alias, IP address, or any other alternate name are not supported. Specify the actual server name, 'WIN-281IHETPBD4'. (Replication.Utilities)
Connection to remote server with above credentials are working using sql management studio.
Someone told me you need to update host file in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. So i added entry like 103.247.99.75,1232 WIN-281IHETPBD4 in hosts file. I thought i m done with fix but again i got the same error