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I can ping but if I type the IP address or the name of the server, it still does not give me the options to choose a database.<br />
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I can remote into the the server, and I setup a user for myself.<br />
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Is there something else on the server side that has to expose the server to the rest of the company?
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I can ping but if I type the IP address or the name of the server, it still does not give me the options to choose a database.

I can remote into the the server, and I setup a user for myself.

Is there something else on the server side that has to expose the server to the rest of the company?

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are you using sql or windows authentication?
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are you using sql or windows authentication?

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Thanks guys. &nbsp;I assigned some permissions and that fixed it.
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Thanks guys.  I assigned some permissions and that fixed it.

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Another department installed SQL Server 2005 on a server. &nbsp;Presently there are only the default databases installed. &nbsp;From my computer, the server name is not showing up in the list of servers when I am trying to connect to it using VS Studio 2005.<br />
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What has to be done to expose the server so that I can connect?
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Another department installed SQL Server 2005 on a server.  Presently there are only the default databases installed.  From my computer, the server name is not showing up in the list of servers when I am trying to connect to it using VS Studio 2005.

What has to be done to expose the server so that I can connect?

Connecting to SQL Server

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Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.