Re: Cannot connect to Local SQL Server

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From: Nick Malik [Microsoft] (nickmalik_at_hotmail.nospam.com)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 07:00:27 -0800

here's an idea: configure the Norton product so that your machine can access
DNS. 

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"Mark Lewis" <mdlewis@mdlewis.com> wrote in message 
news:u$P2swmHFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>I am having trouble connecting to my local sql server from either the 
>Server Explorer or vb.net code. The problem is connected to the Norton 
>Internet Security 2005 Firewall as when I disable Norton everything works 
>and if Norton is enabled but the PC is not plugged into the network it also 
>works.
>
> When I am connected to the network the Firewall does pop up asking whether 
> or not I want to allow my vb.net program to access a DNS. I have tried 
> using localhost, the hardcoded IP of my machine, and my machine name (the 
> usual method) without any success. It is as if Visual Studio always tries 
> to resolve the machine name and cannot. VB6 programs ,dbArtisan, and SQL 
> Enterprise Manager all work fine at the same time Visual Studio/VB.Net 
> does not.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark Lewis
> mdlewis@mdlewis.com
>
> P.S I am using the latest production/old Visual Studio and SQL Server on 
> XP with all SP applied.
>

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