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Hi everybody,
I have an asp.net page that retrieves data from sql server2008 on server,
I had done all the necessary steps which are required to access database on a network.

But when i run my application it gave me error like

'A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SOL 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. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)'

Please help me in this regard

:(
Mehboob
Pakistan
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Updated 22-Jun-10 4:15am
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Obviously you need to check the connection string. Are you using a DNS name? Verify the name can be resolved. Using an IP address? Verify the address can be contacted. Ensure the SQL server instance is configured properly for remote connections
 
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Member 4178850 22-Jun-10 10:35am    
Sir i had the following connection in my web.config,oso the remote connection is allowed by default in sql server2008
add name="AddressBookConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=213.164.63.62;Initial Catalog=AddressBook;Integrated Security=False;Connect Timeout=60;User ID=AddressBook;Password=pa$$w0rd"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"

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