odbc connection timeout | python | VM Sql server - linux

Question

import pypyodbc as odbc
from configparser import ConfigParser
try:
config = ConfigParser()
config.read('config.ini')
hostname = config.get('Config', 'host')
database = config.get('Config', 'database')
username = config.get('Config', 'sql_login')
password = config.get('Config', 'sql_passw')
driver = '{/opt/microsoft/msodbcsql18/lib64/libmsodbcsql-18.1.so.2.1}'
conn_string = f"DRIVER={driver};SERVER={hostname};DATABASE={database};UID={username};PWD={password}"
result = None
with odbc.connect(f'{conn_string}', timeout=60) as cnxn:
cursor = cnxn.cursor()
result = cursor.execute(query).fetchall()
print(conn)
if conn:
print('connected to the games database')
else:
print('no connection...')
except Exception as e:
print(e)
finally:
#conn.close()
print('db connection closed')
I am struggling with the odbc connection from my linux vm to a Windows vm running sqlserver. I am rly lost , I think I have tried everything. Port 1433 is open on the Windows vm , my linux server pings the windows VM.
I`ve tried to connect on Windows host to the sql server via sa login - its working.
I've turned off the Windows firewall and I still get the same error. First I was using pyodbc and later on i changed it to pypyodbc - nothing happend. trusted_connection=True - dosnt change anything.
After debugging this script the conn_string seems to be alright, also there is no difference if I connect to the IP adress or <computer_name>\SQLexpress.In the Microsoft documentation they suggested that the timeout timer was to short, I've changed it as well and I got still the same error.
Stackoverflow, please help :) !
Error :('HYT00', '[HYT00] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server]Login timeout expired')