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Setting up SQL server on my laptop
I installed SQL server 2008 R2 on my laptop but when i try to login i get this error. What do i need to do?
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections.
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections.
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Is that the same as server name? Sorry, i don't know much about this
How are you trying to login? Did you download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) also so you could 'manage' it? SSMS on my systems always let me login using Windows Authentication so I could set up other methods.
If you are using <machinename>\<instancenam
Also if you are trying to connect by name, you need to turn the 'sqlbrowser.exe' service because that's where the 'connect by name' function connects to. If you use the IP address, you can connect directly without the sqlbrowser service.
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will come back to
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How do i enable TCP/IP protocol?
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OK -- I enabled it. I am running everything on my laptop since i am setting this up for testing and learning more about SQL server so there isn't another computer.
I am still getting the error though. Any else?
I am still getting the error though. Any else?
Did you enable TCP/IP on both the SQL Native Client and the SQL Server? What connection string are you using? What program or language for that matter?
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Please check your instance maybe (local\sqlexpress)