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Hi,<br />
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We have an instance of SQL running with named pipes and TCP/IP enabled as protocols. &nbsp;I want to disable named pipes. &nbsp;I intend to stop the instance, disable named pipes in surface area configuration and then restart the instance.<br />
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Do I need to do anything on the clients?<br />
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Thanks
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Hi,

We have an instance of SQL running with named pipes and TCP/IP enabled as protocols.  I want to disable named pipes.  I intend to stop the instance, disable named pipes in surface area configuration and then restart the instance.

Do I need to do anything on the clients?

Thanks

Disabling named pipes

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