Having connection issue - no idea what i have done wrong

  • Hey guys i have had a look around and i cant seem to find anyone that has the same issue as me. I Know i must have missed something but i cant work out what. I have been using an express version of sql server and have now decided to use a dev version for some testing. I have run the sql installer and restored the databases correctly. Now that i have done that my IIS6 server can not see the sql 2005 server. is says that that name is wrong or it doesnt exist. As the express package i have does all the setup for me i have never had to do anything like this.

    Simple question but i really have no idea what to do.

    Thanks in advance, Callum

  • Do you have a seperate server for your 2005 install ?

    is this the same server as express was running on?

  • Nah its a seperate server on a seperate network

  • Can you ping the server?

    have you enabled remote connections on the sql 2005 server?

  • You can ping it and remote desktop in. How to i enable remote connections in the sql 2005 server?

  • go to Surface Area Configuration Manager under SQL tools on the server

    Click on the db and remote connections,

    click on the radio button for Local and Reomte Connections.

    Also ensure SQL server browser is running

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