Cannot connect to sql2008 server wit odbc

  • Hello,

    I am trying to make an odbc connection from a Windows XP pro Station to a Windows 2008 R2 Server with SQL 2008. When i do a command on the server "SQLCMD -L" i can see the server and the server instance of the SQL server so like:

    <SERVERNAME>

    <SERVERNAME>\SQLEXPRESS

    Within the Server i can also make perfectly all odbc connections i want.

    Coming to the client, when i do there a command "SQLCMD -L"i only get to see the servername

    <SERVERNAME>

    But bot the instance. When i still try to make a connection to thsi server with an odbc connection i get a message like "Sql server does not exist or acces is denied" SQl server error 10060

    How can i make the instance available to the client?

    Johan

  • Express does not allow remote connections by default. Use sp_configure to change this

    sp_configure 'remote access', 1

    RECONFIGURE

  • Thanks for your reply,

    Where can i find this option?

  • You run this as T-SQL

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188787.aspx

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