Question : SQL Server 2008 Linked Server Error

We are trying to setup two SQL servers as linked servers to push data from our live production environment to a data warehouse.

When trying to test the linked server connection we get the following error(s):
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
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The test connection to the linked server failed.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
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Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [5].
OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "SQLRPRT" returned message "Login timeout expired".
OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "SQLRPRT" returned message "A network-related or instance-specific error has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and if SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. For more information see SQL Server Books Online.". (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 5)

I can confirm the servers are both up and running, and accessible from the network.

Answer : SQL Server 2008 Linked Server Error

Yes, it is a good choice.  No matter which path you take, there will be one same problem
which is when connection to network (LAN) is NOT available.
As long as connectivity is available, it will all work same way (same speed, etc.).

HTH
Ashok