A network-related or instance specific error occured while....

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Hi guys! I have an application i developed using C#, windows forms and sql server 2000 I deployed the application on a network that runs on windows server 2003. When i try to lo-gin using the lo-gin form i get the error a network related or instance specific error occurred while connecting to sql.There are no fire walls on the server and i used sql server 2000 sp3a. What could be the problem? And TCP/IP protocols are enabled.

Posted 12-Feb-11 20:49pm

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OriginalGriff 13-Feb-11 3:02am

Do you know which code is causing the problem?
Have you tried using a "try"..."catch" block to examine the exception and inner exception?

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Wendelius · Answer 1 · 2011-02-12T21:36:00

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Are having a named instance? If so does your connection string contain the name of the instance? For example 'MyServer\MyInstance'.

Also check using Surface Area Configuration tool that remote connections are allowed.

Posted 12-Feb-11 21:36pm

Wendelius