That worked, installing the Runtime from the ISO fixed the dll error and copying over the sql.ini file allowed the client app to properly reach the databaes.

@travisdh1 I guess I should note that I got a laugh because the route to go from our site in Killbuck, OH to our host in Walla Walla, WA went

Cincinnati, OH Los Angeles, CA Monroe, AR Chicago, IL New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Atlanta, GA Seattle, WA Walla Walla, WA

Nothing like traversing the entire country 3 times to help with latency, right? Even with that, latency only averages 87ms with the Piladelphia -> Atlanta link being the slowest of the bunch.