The SQL Server was not found or was not accessible

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October 1st, 2009, 07:35 PM

Athono

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The SQL Server was not found or was not accessible

I got this error while setting up a system that requires a remote computer to access SQL 2008 stored on another computer in the same domain:

The server was not found r was not accessible.
Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections.

When I installed SQL Server, I was sure I set up the system just so. How can I troubleshoot this?

October 9th, 2009, 04:38 PM

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The SQL Server was not found or was not accessible

What is the OS and SP of the two machine?

what sort of instance is your SQL Server?

Have you checked the surface area config of the SQL sever to check if the remote connection is enabled?

on the machine that connects to the SQL Server open the Data source ODBC and create a new system DSN and first check if you can connect

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November 16th, 2009, 05:59 AM

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What OS you use for that?

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