(provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)

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hello every one,
i have a application i.e web its woking in the local system nicely but when i publish it in server and wanted to access remotely it throws the error

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the 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: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)

any one help me out if there is any other connection string for remote access.

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Posted 13-Dec-12 18:22pm

srinath.pothineni

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Kiran Susarla · Answer 1 · 2012-12-13T18:26:00

In SQL Server Management Studio, please check if "Enable Remote Connections" checkbox is checked or not. If not, you need to enable it.

Let me know if it doesn't work for you.

If the above doesn't work, go through the following steps:
1. Go to SQL Server Configuration Manager (windows start->Microsoft SQL Server-> SQL Server Configuration Manager)
2. Expand the SQL Native client (version number) Configuration
3. Select Client protocols
4. Enable TCP/IP and Named Pipes.
4. After you enable the above protocols, restart the SQL Server Service.