Configure SQL 2008 R2 Remote Access
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I've set this up before in the past and it seems like this was easy... I'm staying in a hotel for a while. I'm trying to connect to SQL 2008 R2 on my Win Server 2008 machine at home. I followed this article[^] which looks very complete. I get the standard message: 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 I still can't connect. Anyone have any thoughts.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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I've set this up before in the past and it seems like this was easy... I'm staying in a hotel for a while. I'm trying to connect to SQL 2008 R2 on my Win Server 2008 machine at home. I followed this article[^] which looks very complete. I get the standard message: 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 I still can't connect. Anyone have any thoughts.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
Check the Name of the server in your connection string. Then swap it for the IP address, I've seen this happen before.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Check the Name of the server in your connection string. Then swap it for the IP address, I've seen this happen before.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
I tried it using SSMS. I entered the IP address into SSMS and tried to connect. I've done it before. Not sure what's wrong now.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is