Error Connecting to Database (SQL Server 2005)!

Hello all,
I'm encountering an issue with regards to the default REMOTE LOGIN
settings to my database instance on SQL Server 2005.
The message I am recieving is as follows:
"An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.
When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the
fact
that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote
connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not
open a connection to SQL Server
Please check your database settings and credentials and confirm that
the server is reachable."
To my knowledge, I am able to see my database running, and that I have
already set up the DAC Surface Area Configuration, and ensured that
both "Named Pipes and TCP/IP protocols" have been enabled.
Whats wrong here guys...am I missing something?
Mohd Al Junaibi wrote:
> Hello all,
> I'm encountering an issue with regards to the default REMOTE LOGIN
> settings to my database instance on SQL Server 2005.
> The message I am recieving is as follows:
> "An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.
> When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the
> fact
> that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote
> connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not
> open a connection to SQL Server
> Please check your database settings and credentials and confirm that
> the server is reachable."
>
> To my knowledge, I am able to see my database running, and that I have
> already set up the DAC Surface Area Configuration, and ensured that
> both "Named Pipes and TCP/IP protocols" have been enabled.
> Whats wrong here guys...am I missing something?
>
Did you enable Remote Connections in the Surface Area Configuration tool?
Tracy McKibben
MCDBA
http://www.realsqlguy.com