<div>
The soulution was grant the SQL Server service to create SPNs dynamically for the SQL Server instances. &nbsp;See kb <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811889" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811889</a><br />

</div>


The soulution was grant the SQL Server service to create SPNs dynamically for the SQL Server instances.  See kb http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811889 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811889]


<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Please note that our internal server and preexisting sites are working fine. &nbsp;We added a new front end web server (on the extranet) to an existing farm but when we try to browse the sites on the new server, we get a &quot;cannot connect to the configuration database.&quot; &nbsp;I have edited the connection string with no luck and have tried to research similar problems, but most point back to patching after the fact. &nbsp;All communications seem to be workingfine through the firewall. What have I missed?<br />
<br />
Dumb question, do i need sql server installed on the extranet box as well. 
</div>
</div>


Please note that our internal server and preexisting sites are working fine.  We added a new front end web server (on the extranet) to an existing farm but when we try to browse the sites on the new server, we get a "cannot connect to the configuration database."  I have edited the connection string with no luck and have tried to research similar problems, but most point back to patching after the fact.  All communications seem to be workingfine through the firewall. What have I missed?

Dumb question, do i need sql server installed on the extranet box as well. 

WSS 3.0 cannot connect to the configuration database

Microsoft server applications are those applications developed specifically, but not necessarily exclusively, on the Windows Server platform. In addition to well-known products like SQL Server, Exchange, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft Dynamics, Forefront, Lync and Sharepoint, they include applications like Skype, BizTalk, Hyper-V, Groove and Commerce Server. Server applications are managed with the Microsoft System Center.

Microsoft Server Apps

Microsoft Sharepoint is a software platform and family of software products used for collaboration and web publishing combined. These capabilities include developing web sites, portals, intranets, content management systems, search engines, wikis, blogs, and other tools for business intelligence and collaboration. SharePoint has a Microsoft Office-like interface, and it is closely integrated with the Office suite.