Try logging onto the server under the domain account that the SQL Agent
services is running under and try launching the packages interactively
from Enterprise Manager.

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> does the profiler display something?
> do you see any MSDB access when you try to open/execute a package?
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> >
> >> does the SQL Agent service run under a known account?
Yes there was msdb access.The following is from sql trace.
exec sp_executesql N'exec msdb..sp_log_dtsstep_begin @P1, @P2, @P3', N'@P1
uniqueidentifier,@P2 nvarchar(27),@P3 datetime',
'4A1665AF-4C92-457F-B1B1-75B2BCD18E88', N'DTS_Error_Log_DB_DAILY_Step', 'Sep
6 2005 1:42:57:000AM'
SELECT N'Testing Connection...'
EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_sqlagent_get_perf_counters
exec sp_executesql N'exec msdb..sp_log_dtsstep_end @P1, @P2, @P3, @P4, @P5,
@P6, @P7, @P8', N'@P1 bigint,@P2 int,@P3 int,@P4 datetime,
@P5 float,@P6 int,@P7
nvarchar(185),@P8 bigint', 48814, 4, 1, 'Sep 6 2005 1:43:13:000AM',
1.634300000000000e+001, -2147467259,
N'
Step Error Source:
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
Step Error
Description:Timeout expired
Step Error code: 80004005
Step Error Help File:
Step Error Help Context
ID:0
', 0
exec msdb..sp_get_dtspackage N'DTS_Policy_Driver_SSN',
'{C7FF64C3-9006-42C9-BEB7-79775F09A2D2}', null
exec msdb..sp_get_dtspackage N'DTS_DM_To_DW_ALL_DAILY',
'{06A28751-CA51-410E-9421-907A507A1E04}', null
> does the profiler display something?
> do you see any MSDB access when you try to open/execute a package?
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> >> > if
> >> >> > this server is down, then you'll receive a timeout error.