VB & SQL Server 6.5 Error - Request properties cannot be supported by ODBC driver

My team has built a VB interface to batch load records to a SQL Server 6.5 database on a web server we are getting the error message: The Request properties cannot be supported by this ODBC driver. error number -2147217887 or in hex 80040E21. We choose the to continue the app continues on its merry way without ever getting that error again. We are running the app over a large corporate network within our firewall. Does anyone have any suggestions or know why this might be happening?