Possible to deploy to external database?

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Is it possible to deploy content to an external database via its IP? i can connect fine to the external DB in Toad, but when i drop it in the database.xml i get the following error - any help/thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

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DBD: Loading com.inet.tds.TdsDriver
DBD: url : jdbc:inetdae:65.36.****.xx?database=mitch_testing&sql7=true
DBD: login : cms-test
DBD: login timeout=3
DBD: Connecting to the database...
DBD: Try connecting using jdbc:inetdae:65.36.****.xx?database=mitch_testing&sql7=true...
DBD: SQL failure
DBD: ERROR:ERROR: Could not connect to [jdbc:inetdae:65.36.****.xx?database=mitch_testing&sql7=true]
DBD:
DBD: *******************************************************
DBD: SQLException occured in JdbcCheckup:MakeConnection()
DBD: Exception Message: [TDS Driver]Connection was closed from the SQL Server site or network at header (0)
DBD: Vendor Error Code: 0
DBD: SQL state: null
DBD: *******************************************************
DBD:
DBD: *******STACK TRACE*************
DBD: ERROR:
java.sql.SQLException: [TDS Driver]Connection was closed from the SQL Server site or network at header (0)
at com.inet.tds.e.a(Unknown Source)
at com.inet.tds.e.a(Unknown Source)
at com.inet.tds.e.a(Unknown Source)
at com.inet.tds.e.(Unknown Source)
at com.inet.tds.TdsDriver.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:525)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:140)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.JdbcCheckup.MakeConnection(JdbcCheckup.java:447)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.JdbcCheckup.TryConnect(JdbcCheckup.java:551)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TDbConnectionManager.GetConnection(TDbConnectionManager.java:78)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TDbAgent.EstablishConnection(TDbAgent.java:550)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TDbAgent.(TDbAgent.java:272)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TDbSchemaAgent.(TDbSchemaAgent.java:64)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TConsumerManager.getDbAgentBasedOnGroupUpdate(TConsumerManager.java:514)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TConsumerManager.SetupConsumer(TConsumerManager.java:587)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TConsumerManager.SetupConsumersForOneDeployment(TConsumerManager.java:192)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TConsumerManager.SetupConsumers(TConsumerManager.java:133)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TAgentClient.Go(TAgentClient.java:105)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.IWDataDeploy.Go(IWDataDeploy.java:582)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TDASThread.ProcessItem(TDASThread.java:203)
at com.interwoven.dd100.dd.TDASThread.run(TDASThread.java:128)


DBD: ERROR:Could not connect to [65.36.243.12?database=mitch_testing]
DBD: ERROR:Unable to connect to 65.36.243.12?database=mitch_testing
DBD: ERROR:TDbAgent constructor failed.