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Errors connecting to SQL Server Express 2005
Are you getting errors connecting to SQL Server Express 2005 via remote client software and yet have no problem connecting to it on the local machine?
Some of the errors you might be seeing are:
• sql server does not allow remote connections
• SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified
• An error has occured while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005,this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections.(provider:Named Pipes Provider,error:40-Could not open connection to SQL Server))
• Server does not exist or access denied
If yes, then read on because SQL Server Express 2005 is not automatically configured for remote access during installation. It can be enabled however, so the problems you are having are more of a "feature" than a bug.
Why this page?Well, we too ran into this problem - just as you have now. In recognition of all of the kind help we received from the Internet newsgroups we thought it might be useful to collect the information here so as to provide assistance to others in the same position. If you have any suggestions for updates to this page please let us know |
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