Comments on: Resolving “A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server…” http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/11/resolving-a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server/ ramblings, discoveries, tutorials on sql server and other database stuff Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:42:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jose http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/11/resolving-a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-5626 Jose Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:42:49 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/?p=480#comment-5626 Thanks for this post Belle. This post is the most comprehensive one for this error. Thanks again Thanks for this post Belle. This post is the most comprehensive one for this error. Thanks again

]]> By: RW http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/11/resolving-a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-5622 RW Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:28:55 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/?p=480#comment-5622 #1 hit the mark! Unreserved thanks - but WHY don't I remember using the "Surface Area Config" utility before ? Is there another way to allow remote access (express 2005) that I must have forgotten ? This is my 3rd instance to create on the server and the previous 2 DID allow remote access initial but I was stumped on sql3rd instance. Go figure ! R #1 hit the mark!
Unreserved thanks – but WHY don’t I remember using the “Surface Area Config” utility before ?
Is there another way to allow remote access (express 2005)
that I must have forgotten ?
This is my 3rd instance to create on the server and the previous 2 DID allow remote access initial but I was stumped on sql3rd instance. Go figure !

R

]]> By: Shafi http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/11/resolving-a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-5619 Shafi Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:55:46 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/?p=480#comment-5619 Hi, I have tried all options which have been stated here and some other websites but still i have the same error Thanks in advance Hi,
I have tried all options which have been stated here and some other websites but still i have the same error

Thanks in advance

]]> By: Jai http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/11/resolving-a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-5614 Jai Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:04:42 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/?p=480#comment-5614 My problem was resolved real quick. It was # 1.Thanks for arranging info. so Clear and clean. Great My problem was resolved real quick. It was # 1.Thanks for arranging info. so Clear and clean. Great

]]> By: salil http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/11/resolving-a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-5606 salil Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:27:56 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/?p=480#comment-5606 hello! I am using sql server 2008 and visual studio 2010. while making connection b/w these two an exception is fired in my program... 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) please help me with regards salil hello!
I am using sql server 2008 and visual studio 2010. while making connection b/w these two an exception is fired in my program…

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)

please help me

with regards
salil

]]> By: robin http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/11/resolving-a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-5593 robin Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:54:10 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/?p=480#comment-5593 Excellent answer. I've struggled with this for many weeks. Thanks again. By the way, I could connect to my default instances from a client machine, but could not connect to a named instants. I appied same setting to second instance. anything went wrong? Robin Excellent answer. I’ve struggled with this for many weeks. Thanks again.

By the way, I could connect to my default instances from a client machine, but could not connect to a named instants. I appied same setting to second instance. anything went wrong?

Robin

]]> By: Shane http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/11/resolving-a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-5571 Shane Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:26:58 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/?p=480#comment-5571 Thank you very much this solved my issue immediately. :) Thank you very much this solved my issue immediately. :)

]]> By: Juanita http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/11/resolving-a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-5555 Juanita Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:21:45 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/?p=480#comment-5555 Thank you so much!! I was trying to register a sql express installation from another pc on my management studio and this was the problem... I had to allow remote connections via the surface area configuration manager. Thank you so much!! I was trying to register a sql express installation from another pc on my management studio and this was the problem…
I had to allow remote connections via the surface area configuration manager.

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