Can't get connected to MSDE Remotely

I have a problem getting connected to an instance of MSDE remotely. I can
register the instance in Enterprise Manager, and work with it locally on the
machine it is installed on but cannot get connected remotely. I get the
famous SQL Server does not exist or access is denied.
It is a named instance.
The security mode is set to SQL.
Network Protocols are enabled.
netstat tells me that it is listening on the correct port.
I'm logging in remotely as sa with the correct password.
Any help here would be appreciated.
Also for some reason the name of the server doesn't show up in the list in
Enterprise manager on the remote machine when trying to register the server.
I typed in the name of the server, the sa login and password, but still the
same error. Server doesn't exist or access is denied.
"jdehne" wrote:

> I have a problem getting connected to an instance of MSDE remotely. I can
> register the instance in Enterprise Manager, and work with it locally on the
> machine it is installed on but cannot get connected remotely. I get the
> famous SQL Server does not exist or access is denied.
> It is a named instance.
> The security mode is set to SQL.
> Network Protocols are enabled.
> netstat tells me that it is listening on the correct port.
> I'm logging in remotely as sa with the correct password.
> Any help here would be appreciated.
|||I have also tried adding the alias with the same port as MSDE is configured.
"jdehne" wrote:
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> Also for some reason the name of the server doesn't show up in the list in
> Enterprise manager on the remote machine when trying to register the server.
> I typed in the name of the server, the sa login and password, but still the
> same error. Server doesn't exist or access is denied.
> "jdehne" wrote:
|||i have also noticed that when running osql -L on the remote machine the MSDE
instance does not show up.
"jdehne" wrote:
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> I have also tried adding the alias with the same port as MSDE is configured.
> "jdehne" wrote:
|||Am Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:06:03 -0700 schrieb jdehne:
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> i have also noticed that when running osql -L on the remote machine the MSDE
> instance does not show up.
> "jdehne" wrote:
I can only guess:
a) TCP is enabled on the server but not on the client
b) connect doesn't work with servername but with server-IP
c) MDAC's are different versions
bye,
Helmut
|||hi,
jdehne wrote:
> i have also noticed that when running osql -L on the remote machine
> the MSDE instance does not show up.
try having a look at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841251/en-us ,
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841249/en-us
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.15.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.60.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
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|||I managed to figure it out. SP2 Secruity center was blocking the port and I
had add the sqlserver.exe to the list of programs that can get through the
firewall.
"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi,
> jdehne wrote:
> try having a look at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841251/en-us ,
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841249/en-us
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.15.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.60.0
> (my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
> interface)
> -- remove DMO to reply
>
>