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Author  Topic  wilang Starting Member 12 Posts Posted - 2010-06-16 : 23:26:39 Hi all,i face some problem annoying me. i cannot connect to sql server in another computer. If i using IP address,i can connect. but if i using instance name : it always error and return message: "Unable to connect PC20009" "Server Msg 17,Level 16,state 1" "[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][TCP/IP Sockets] SQL server does not exist or access denied " can some one help me? or give me a clue? W