No offense taken. As far as the Server Agent not responding, I have checked and triple-checked to make sure that my account is administrator and that I have the correct password. I've looked up the cause and solution for a 1068 error and I still am unable to fix it. The only thing I can think of doing is uninstalling and reinstalling it. For the second time.

I'm just at a loss with the DAC connection. I'm using the All-in-One Database Administration book for taking the three exams for MCITP so I'm following the directions to the T. I've went through the Surface Area Configuration and established my remote connections. I'm making sure that my SQLCmd is accurate and it's still saying that my Native Client has timed out or logon expired.