That server then breaks down the query (exactly as your server did) and passes whatever SQL it needs to whatever linked servers it has.

I have a linked server and I'm having a tough time referencing it properly.If I open SQL Management Studio and run a query on the server itself it works great.However, I want to take that query ...

SQL Server Agent, Linked Servers, defaults to encryption mandatory, using the latest security standards—TDS 8.0 and TLS 1.3.