Re: Cannot connect to SQL Express on 2003 Machine from XP machine

Have you checked the Windows XP Firewall to see if port 1433 (MSSQL) is
blocked?

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<harrys@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

Can someone help me with a connection problem!

I am trying to connect from an XP SP2 machine remotely to a SQL Express
database on a 2003 server.

Everytime I try to connect via Visual Web Developer, i get the
following error:

"An error has occurred while establishing 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 a connection to SQL Server)"


I have tried:
- In Surface Area Configuration for Services. . . Enabled "Local and
Remote connections", Checked "Using Both TCP/IP and Names Pipes"
- In SQL Server configuration manager, under 'Protocols for SQL
Express', gone to properties of TCP/IP and then IP Addresses. Here i
have put a 0 for TCP Dynamic Ports and 1433 for TCP Port.
- Enabled Remote Admin Connections, 1 in SQLExpress.

The connection string I am trying to use is: xx.xxx.xx.xx/SQLEXPRESS

All this and still no joy!
Can anyone help or provide more ideas on what I could try!!!

Thanks
H



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