You will see more details on the error message.
On the server everything seems to work just fine.Ĭould you share what registry that you changed?Ībout your problem (error code 18456), you should look into the SQL Server’s log which is located in Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 – Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: -1) Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. The server was not found or was not accessible. It will eventually time out with the following error message:Ī network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server.
I select SQL Server Authentication and enter the sa login and the password I set for this login. In the text box SERVER1\SQLEXPRESS (10.0) appears.
On my laptop using SQL Management Studio I go to the “Connect to Server” dialog box, click the down-arrow on the Server name box…Browse for more names…Network Servers tab. The log shows no indication that the server even knows there is a logon attempt. Sqlservr.exe (C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.10SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe) Sqlbrowser.exe (C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared\sqlbrowser.exe) On WHS server I have set the Firewall…Exceptions…Add Programs: I have followed your outline above to the letter. Now you should be able to connect to the SQL Server 2008 Express remotely. Right-click on the SQL Server Instance and select Restart.Again, there is a pop-up shown up that you have to restart the SQL Service to apply changes.Then, select SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode. On Server Properties, select Security on the left window.Right-click on the SQL Server Instance and select Properties.Open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and connect to the SQL Server 2008 Express.The SQL Server service will be restarted. Select SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) on the right window -> click Restart. On the left window, select SQL Server Services.There is a pop-up shown up that you have to restart the SQL Service to apply changes.
Right-click on TCP/IP and select Enable to enable the protocol.You see that TCP/IP protocol status is disabled. On the left window, expand SQL Server Network Configuration -> Protocols for SQLEXPRESS.Back to SQL Server Configuration Manager, right-click on SQL Server Bowser on the right window and select Start to start the service.Therefore, the service will be start automatically when the computer starts. On SQL Server Browser Properties, move to Service tab and change Start Mode to Automatic.In this example, I set to Local Service account. Set the account for start SQL Server Browser Service. Double-click on SQL Server Browser, the Properties window will show up.If the state on SQL Server Browser is not running, you have to configure and start the service. On SQL Server Configuration Manager, select SQL Server Services on the left window.Click Start -> Programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 2008 -> Configuration Tools -> SQL Server Configuration Manager. Open SQL Server Configuration Manager.Step-by-step to enable remote connection on SQL Server 2008 express Note: In SQL Server 2008 Express, there isn’t SQL Server Surface Area Configuration so you have to configure from SQL Server Configuration Manager instead. If you want to specify user for connect to the SQL Server, you have to change Server Authentication to SQL Server and Windows Authentication. By default, SQL Server 2008 Express allows only Windows Authentication mode so you can connect to the SQL Server with current user log-on credential. (Optional) Change Server Authentication to SQL Server and Windows Authentication.Enable TCP/IP protocol for SQL Server 2008 Express to accept remote connection.SQL Server Browser listens for incoming requests for Microsoft SQL Server resources and provides information about SQL Server instances installed on the computer. Start SQL Server Browser service if it’s not started yet.To enable remote connection on SQL Server 2008 Express, see the step below: (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 – Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server)”
When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 28 – Server doesn’t support requested protocol) (Microsoft SQL Server)”Īn error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. “Cannot connect to SQL-Server-Instance-NameĪn error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.