Enable remote Connection sql server 2008

Did you enable TCP/IP from Configuration manager? By default it is disabled and you need to enable it to connect from a remote client.

 

To enable TCP/IP:

1. run SQL Server Configuration manager

2. select SQL Server Network Configuration

3. select Protocols for ‘instancename’

4. right click on TCP/IP and select ‘enable’

 

Do you have Sql Server Management Studio. If yes, then you can open it and right click the instance in question, go to Properties -> Connections -> Check “Allow remote connections to this server”.

You might also have to enable TCP/IP Protocol to be enabled thru Configuration Manager.

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