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03.24.2008 at 09:09PM PDT, ID: 23266077
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ODBC connect to remote SQL Server 2005 Express named instance

Asked by casatone in SQL Server 2005

Tags: Microsoft, SQL Server, 2005, Named instance on remote server which also runs SQL Server 2000 as default instance

I have a named instance of SQL Server 2005 Express running side-by-side on a remote Windows 2003 server with a SQL Server 2000 (default / non-named) instance.  

I am able to use the SQL 2005 database when I Remote Desktop and open SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express.  But I need to establish an ODBC data source on a client machine so that it can connect to the named SQL 2005 instance ("SQLEXPRESS").

I am using the following settings in building the ODBC entry:

Driver:    SQL Native Client
SQL Server:    xxx.xx.xxx.xxx\SQLExpress (where x's = ip address of remote server)

I'm using SQL Server authentication and have entered known-good username & password credentials.

But, I consistently get this error message:

        [Microsoft][SQL Native Client] SQL Network Interfaces: Error Locating Server/Instance Specified [xFFFFFFFF].


I have not changed port settings so I'm still using the default port 1433...I'm not sure if this is a part of the problem or not, but how do I get the ODBC entry to successfully connect to the named SQL 2005 instance?

Thank you.

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Zone: SQL Server 2005
Tags: Microsoft, SQL Server, 2005, Named instance on remote server which also runs SQL Server 2000 as default instance
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