problem during connecting MSSQL server

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problem during connecting MSSQL server

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sstpl
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Posted - 2013-02-06 : 06:31:27

Sir,
We are facing issue while connecting to MSSQL server.
TITLE: Connect to Server
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Cannot connect to DEVELOPMENT.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 2)

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BUTTONS:

OK
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We are installing this on Windows 2008 server.

Thanks in advance
Himanshu

James K
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

3873 Posts

Posted - 2013-02-06 : 07:57:47

Check whether the service is running on the server. You can do this by going to services.msc and looking for the SQL Server service.

If it is running, make sure you are using the correct server name.

Are you trying to connect from the same box where the server is installed, or from a remote box? If you are connecting from a remote box, try on the same box to see if that works.

If it works from the server box, on the remote box, first see if you can ping the remote server. Also, if connection is working locally, but not from a remote box, verify that remote connections are enabled. You can do this in the server properties dialog in SSMS or run a script

EXEC sys.sp_configure N'remote access', N'1'
GO
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE
GO

srimami
Posting Yak Master

160 Posts

Posted - 2013-02-06 : 08:56:57

Also, make sure named pipes is enabled. This should sort the problem in addition to the above.

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