Desperately Need Help With SQL Express 2005 Remote Connection Problem
Jun 2, 2008
I have Microsoft SQL express server 2005 setup on one server and I have a website setup on another server, I am trying to get some data from the SQL server on the other one.
I am currently getting this error: 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: TCP Provider, error: 0 - A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.) I have done plenty of searching on Google, and already been through the tutorial on changing the setting in ‘SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration’ to allow remote connections
I have SQL Server Express and VB 2005 Express installed in a Microsoft Windows XP Pro PC that is a terminal PC in our office Network. My Network Administrator has granted my terminal PC for Administrator Use. I tried to do the ADO.NET 2.0-VB 2005 programming in my terminal PC and I could not get a remote connection in the Window Form Application via Window Authorization. I do not know how to make this kind of remote connection in my Network. Please help and advise.
I am trying to look at a friends database that they have developed. Not having used SQL Server Express before I am experiencing problems trying to remotely connect to their database.
He connects locally just fine of course.
I get the error message about remote connectionsand the default settings so I have enabled TCP/IP and Named Pipes as well as cleared SQLSERVER Express in my firewall settings. I also stopped and restarted the service, but still get the same error message.
My connection parameters are like:
Server type: Database Engine Server name: http://sql.exampledatabase.net (should http be here? have tried with and without same error) Authentication: SQL Server Authentication (windows authentication? If so, how do I change to such?) Login: http://username (should http be here? have tried with and without same error) Password: password
TITLE: Connect to Server ------------------------------ Cannot connect to http://sql.exampledatabase.net
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 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) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53)
I followed the steps outlined in a blog I found to setup SS2005 express for remote connections. Everything appeared to go smooth until I actually tried to logon ;)
I have Sql Server 2005 Express installed on my WinXP PRO machine at home (no domain). I have opened the ports on the firewall, etc.
When I try and login from the SQLCMD command line tool I get a Login Failed error. Here is the connection string that I'm trying to use: SQLCMD -S **.***.**.*SQLEXPRESS -U Steve -P MyPassword
The error: Login failed for user 'Steve'.
When I use Management Studio Express on the same machine running Sql Server, it shows the User name: NEVERSTILLSteve
'NEVERSTILL' is the name of my computer.
If I try and use that same username with a remote connection I get the same error.
I have googled for the error and msg code, but nothing fitting my situation is coming up.
2 weeks ago, I installed a SQL Server 2005 Express on one of my computer. I fought to configure the remote access, but finnaly it did work.
Yesterday I had to move my server on another computer and I've never succeeded in configuring the remote access. I don't understand why it is so complicated to install remote access. I explain you what I did, and if you could say me what i missed, it could be amazing !!
I install SQL Server 2005 Express including the SQL Server Management Studio Express. I went to the SQL Server surface area configuration and i enable Remote Access (TCP) and turn on the SQL Browser I enabled Server authentication => SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode. I created users with all the permission i can give to them. I restart one million time all the services and nothing...I tried to connect to the database using my local Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express, using the Visual studio Sever Explorer and with C# script using this connection string :
sConnectionString = " Server=myIP\SQLEXPRESS; Initial Catalog='myDatabase'; user id = myLogin; password = myPassword";
And I've never succeeded in connecting, I have always the same error :
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: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)which means the database is not reached.
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: TCP Provider, error: 0 - A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 10060)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=10060&LinkId=20476
Hi all,Just wondering if SQL 2005 express edition can be connected remotely. I've set up SQL 2005 Express on a separate machine and am having trouble connecting to it from VWD when creating the websites. Currently I've set up ASP.NET 2.0 Framework on the remote machine with IIS6 using Windows Server 2003 Web Edition. And I am directly editing the website remotely on the server machine from my PC. Could someone please help me in setting up a remote connection from VWD to the SQL Server?I've enabled TCP/IP setting in the SQL Configuration Manager but still getting errors. Could this be an issue with Express Edition? Because if it is I also have a copy of SQL Server 2005 to install. Any direction to resolve in this issue would be greatly appreciated.PS. I'm new to this so pls bear with me. Thanks.
I've tried all I know in an effort to get SQL 2005 Express to allow remote connections on my customer's 2K3 server and I'm not having any luck. I've followed MSKB 914277, including adding the exceptions to their Windows firewall...even disabled the firewall altogether (for testing purposes), and I still can't get remote clients to connect. As suggested by various other posts, I used netstat -an to confirm that SQL is listening on port 1433 for the desired IP on the server.....and saw that it is listening. Here's a snippet:
TCP 192.168.0.2:1433 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 192.168.0.2:1433 192.168.0.2:1738 ESTABLISHED TCP 192.168.0.2:1738 192.168.0.2:1433 ESTABLISHED TCP 127.0.0.1:1433 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
I can connect to the database locally (i.e. on the 2K3 server itself) using just the IP address .... tried with a DSN, UDL, ODBC, and SSMSE...all of which have no problems (as shown by the two, "ESTABLISHED" entries in the netstat results above which were from running SSMSE locally on the server at the time of the netstat). But if a remote computer on the network tries to connect, they cannot connect. Sorry, I don't have a copy of the error message the clients are getting yet.
I asked The customer's IT to confirm that the clients CAN can "see" the server (i.e. that there wasn't some kind of router or firewall blocking their path) and they sent me a copy of the server's pfirewall.log file. Here is an entry from the file that seems to show that client requests ARE getting to the server:
I'm starting to get in over my head here (I'm a programmer, not a DBA or Net Admin), but doesn't the above suggest that an incoming request came in from .4 on port 1213 and attempted to connect to .2 on port 1433, but the connection was denied or dropped by the server? If so, why? Is this related to another MS KB I read about connection pooling? I'm way over my head here and could use some help. Did I miss something subtle during configuration of SQL Express? Thanks in advance.
I'M HAVING AN ISSUE, UNDERSTANDING, THE CONNECTION STRING. I WANT TO CONNECT TO AN INSTANCE OF SQLEXPRESS ON A REMOTE SERVER WITH A FIXED IP ADDRESS THE TCP PORT IS OPEN TO 1433 I OPENED THE PORT ON THE ROUTER AND THE WINDOWS 2003 FIREWALL
MY CODE IS AS FOLLOWS: S = "Provider=SQLNCLI;" S = S & "DATA SOURCE=44.66.777.888,1433SQLEXPRESS;" S = S & "INITIAL CATALOG=TESTDB;" S = S & "Persist Security Info=false;" S = S & "UID=TEST999;" S = S & "Pwd="TEST999888;" CnMgt.ConnectionString = S CnMgt.Open S
I'VE FOLLOWED THE STEPS OUTLINED IN ARTICLE 914277
CAN SOMEONE HELP? THANK YOU
PS. IF THE CLIENT IS LOCAL, I HAVE NO ISSUE OPENING THE DATABASE. I DO NEED TO OPEN THE DB FROM FROM CLIENTS.
HiIm trying to connect Visual Basic Express 2005 to a remote SQL Server Express 2005. I cant find how i can do that in VB.net Express.In Web developer there are no problem to connect to a remote SQL server but i cant find it in VB.net Express. The XP with the SQL server that i want to connect to is on the local network. Greatful for help!
I have recently installed SQL Server Express on a desktop machine for a program that we use. I am in need of adding additional machines to gain access to the server for the database. Right now, the program is working on the local machine fine. What do I need to do or enable for access on a local LAN? All machines are XP Pro on a workgroup. Also, the software we use has a remote connection manager that requires inputting the server address for the machine. Is it better to use the computer name or IP address, and then what is that format? SQL Instance name is 'uesafh' if that helps. Any other information that I can provide, please let me know.
Dear All,I have TWO PCs, one of them having SQL Server 2005 Expressi get sure the TCP is enables , Active, Remote conneciton is enabled via TCP onlyfrom VS2005 (C#) i can add new sqlconnection contorl and configure it with any of the installed DBsbut when i got to the Other PC with VS2005 as well, i can't configure itall i can do is to see the server inthe server list.. but NO databases are retieved at all in the Select database drop down menu any solution or suggestion
I have installed SQL server 2005 express on my main server.
It has been installed with windows authentication.
I can use sqlcmd -S machinenameinstancename to connect to the server, but when I try to connect from another machine on my lan, I get the error about user not part of trusted sql connection msg 18452 level 14 state 1
I have tried using a windows username and password from my server to access it but that fails also.
I am getting this error "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)(Microsoft SQL Server,Error:2)" in SQL EXPRESS 2005
1.Just changing the service config settings that is TCP/IP to enable will it work?i changed i run my application but it didn't work they have written the code to the server(connection string to their server- if it was to common how to write the code ?) & is there any other changes ?
2.I have developed a VB.NET EXE file -In that application(inside the code) i am using run time connection string queries to connect to the sql server database & created run time tables.
Suppose if i want to install the application to all clients/users how to Configure that application - self configuration/self installer to the installing machine SQL SERVER. How can i do this ?
3.Is there any way i can write config file for sql server along with exe application code ? How can i do this ?
Pls answer with details/screenshots or diagramatical (if possible) pls reply asap
I am confused with the error massage as my conncection string is set to connect on UserID = Kit
I am not sure what is gone wrong. The same VB6 program runs perfectly on host machine
I am not sure is there anything to do with SQL Config. Manager's SQL server 2005 service's Log-ON setting:
Log On as - Build-in account: Network service
could Anyone who managed to get remote connection work give me some advise?? I am desperate. have read that weblog many times and do not know how to get it work
I am new to VB.Net coming from a VB6 background using the VB.Net Express and have even loaded the SQL Express. The learning curve is not to bad until you get to dealing with connecting to db's. However, in trying to fill a grid with data, manipulate it and then update it has not been any fun either. There does not seem to be enough information out there dealing with these two as of right now.
Anyway, trying to add a datasource connection for a grid has resulted in a real problem even using the connection wizard. I keep getting the same error that the default settings for SQL express does not allow remote connections. However, I thought that I have corrected that. Unfortunately, with VB express I cannot even seem to talk to my SQL 2000 server either because it gives me the same exact error. I am thoroughly frustrated with it and ready to just do it in VB6.
I am open to any thoughts on this. I do not like using bound controls, except in a few situations. I would like to create it unbound if at all possible. If someone could give me some ideas as to what to do and where to go with this I would appreciate the help. I have been doing a lot of reading and a descent understanding what is needed to talk to a SQL db.
This might be obvious - but if so I've missed it so far.
Is it possible to connect remotely to an Express database used in a website which is created in the App_Data folder by VWDEE 2005 and attached by filename?
As far as I can tell these databases don't have a name and aren't mounted until an attempt is made to access them. I certainly can't see any sign of it in SQL Management Studio.
posted to the forums a few weeks ago, followed the suggestion but the problem has not been squared, the link for my original post is at the bottom of this message.
have tried most of the suggestions in the forums, again see the link for details on steps i have tried, kept poking around and came up with a few more possibilities for the problem,
the error message is the one that says sql server express remote connnections are not enabled by default during the install of sql express,
backed up a little and it seems i can not even connect to the local machine, i ran the sqlcmd -s -e sqlexpress and the login timesouts and says that sql express refused the connection, have shared memory protocal and tcp/ip running also tried it with named pipes,
so that left me wonderin if maybe permission for sql express need to be adjusted, brought up SQL server Studio Mangement Express console and went to the only express instance on the local machine, brought up properties for sqlexpress and went to the permission section and noticed the following:
for the BuiltInadministrator and builtInUser account the only permission that is checked off is the "Conect SQL" which has only the Grant checkbox checked, also the grantor is sa, btw what does the checkbox With Grant do?? this was the same for the both accounts,
for the public account the only permission that is enabled is the View any database,
are there other permission which need to be granted or "with granted", also i assume i should not be using the sa account or should i?
other things going on include include Visual Studio 2005, i am able to get to the database thru Server Explorer, and can bring up the tables and see them, sometimes thos their is a red x on the mdf, but when i click it brings them up.
have sql server express 2005 installed on a laptop running XP sp2 with IIS installed. installed sql express during the visual studio 2005 install
having problems with remote connection errors messages when using aspnet_regsql.exe as well as when trying to view pages with sql db involved. in most tests to fix this i disable my firewall, still getting error messages tho
sqlBrowser is running as is sqlexpress in services both on auto
in the surface area configuration tool, the remote connection is set to local and remote connections is using both tcp/ip and named pipes.
in sql config manager- shared memory, tcp/ip, and named pipes are enabled for both the server and the client, the order on the client is shared memory then tcp/ip then named pipes
inside the server's tcp/ip on the ip tab, IP1 is set to active, enabled, the ip address is 192.168.1.41 which is different from the laptop ip (192.168.1.39), there is no port number for IP1, should there be a port number?? dynamic port is 0
IP2 is set to active, enable with address 127.0.0.1 and also does not have a port number, dynamic port is 0
IPAll is using dynamic port 1232 but also has no port number.
for the client TCP/IP setting the default port is 1433 and it is also enabled.
also downloaded and intalled SSMS-EE and under properties for the sql server >connection, the allow remote connection box is checked. I am using the default instance sqlexpress, there is another instance microsoftbcm (what is that??) and it also has the allow remote connection box checked.
Hi,I have SQL Server Express Edition. I tried working out some ASP.NET Labs in my local system. Here is the link of the Virtual Lab which I tried. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032286906&EventCategory=3&culture=en-US&CountryCode=USI recieve this error in my local system. 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)I tried working out solutions from various websites. But the no solution is effective. Could anyone help me in solving this issue.
In my office computer network system (LAN), my Windows XP Pro PC has SQL Server Express and VB 2005 Express installed and I was granted to have the Administrator priviledge to access SQL Server Express. I tried to create a SQLCLR project in my terminal PC. 1) I tried to set up a remote connection to SQL Server Express in the following way: SQL Server EXpress => SQL Server Surface Area Configuration. In the Surface Area Configuration for Service and Connection - local, I clicked on Remote Connection of Database Engine, SQLEXPRESS and I had a "dot" on "Local and remote connections" and "Using TCP/IP only". Then I clicked on "Apply" and "OK" buttons. Then I went to restart my database engine in SQL Server Management. When I went to check SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration, I saw the arrow is pointing to "Service", not to "Remote Connections"!!!??? Is it right/normal? Please comment on this matter and tell me how I can have "Remote Connecton" on after I selected it.
2) After I restarted the database engine (I guess!!), I executed the following project code (copied from a book) in my VB 2005 Express:
//////////////--Form9.vb---/////////////////
mports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Data
Public Class Form9
Dim cnn1 As New SqlConnection
Private Sub Form5_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
'Compute top-level project folder and use it as a prefix for
'the primary data file
Dim int1 As Integer = InStr(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath, "bin")
Dim strPath As String = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath, int1 - 1)
Dim pdbfph As String = strPath & "northwnd.mdf"
Dim cst As String = "Data Source=.sqlexpress;" & _
"Integrated Security=SSPI;" & _
"AttachDBFileName=" & pdbfph
cnn1.ConnectionString = cst
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Catch ex As Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.MalformedLineException
MsgBox("Line " & ex.Message & _
"is not valid and will be skipped.")
End Try
Loop
'Invoke the WriteToServer method fo the sqc1 SqlBulkCopy
'object to populate FromExcel table in the database with
'the FromExcel DataTable in the project
Try
cnn1.Open()
Using sqc1 As SqlBulkCopy = New SqlBulkCopy(cnn1)
sqc1.DestinationTableName = "dbo.FromExcel"
sqc1.WriteToServer(FromExcel)
End Using
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
Finally
cnn1.Close()
End Try
'Read the FromExcel table and display results in
'a message box
Dim strQuery As String = "SELECT * " & _
"FROM dbo.FromExcel "
Dim str1 As String = ""
Dim cmd1 As New SqlCommand(strQuery, cnn1)
cnn1.Open()
Dim rdr1 As SqlDataReader
rdr1 = cmd1.ExecuteReader()
Try
While rdr1.Read()
str1 += rdr1.GetString(0) & ", " & _
rdr1.GetString(1) & ", " & _
rdr1.GetSqlInt32(2).ToString & ControlChars.CrLf
End While
Finally
rdr1.Close()
cnn1.Close()
End Try
MessageBox.Show(str1, "FromExcel")
End Sub
End Class ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I got the following error messages: SecurityException was unhandled Request for the permission of type 'System. Security. Permissions.FileIOPermission,mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'failed that is pointing to the code statement "Dim int1 As Integer = InStr (My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath, "bin")." Troubleshooting tips: Store application data in isolated storage. When deploying an Office solution, check to make sure you have fulfilled all necessary requirments. Use a certificate to obtain the required permission(s). If an assembly implementing the custom security references other assemblies, add the referenced assemblies to the full trust assembly list. Get general help for the exception.
I am a new Microsoft VS.NET Express user to do the SQL Server 2005 Express and VB 2005 Express programming by using the example of a tutorial book. Please help and tell me what is wrong in my SQLCLR sep-up and project coding and how to correct the problems.
Can VB 2005 express able to connect remote SQL 2005 express database? I played with connection string many time and still could not success! Thanks all.
Basically I've been using Visual Studio 2005 for a few weeks now moving a Pocket PC project from 2003 to 2005. When I hit the Start Debugging Button every time until today the project would rebuild and deploy to my pocket PC allowing me to debug etc but now I get
The remote connection to the device has been lost.
Please verify the device conection and restart debugging.
I used to get this problem in VS2003 sometimes and just like the numerous posts on different sites that I've looked at the problem eventually goes away and I'm none the wiser. One guy said that he found that if he went to bed the problem was resolved when he came back!
My PDA running Windows 2003 2nd Edition is directly connected to my PC via a USB port. I've rebooted my PC and done a soft reset on the PDA but it didn't help. I'm using ActiveSync 4.1.
I am having a problem connecting to a remote SQL server 2005 instance. The remote server is for a website hosting account of mine. I can connect to the server from computers other than the problem computer just fine. I cannot connect to the server using any software including SQL Server Management Studio Express, Visual Web Developer, or even when trying to use aspnet_regsql.exe on the problem computer. The request to connect to the remote server never seems to leave my computer. When talking to my hosting service, they replied that they did not receive a request to connect to their server from me. I have shut down Windows Firewall as well as my third-party firewall with no change. The error message that I receive is:
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) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53)
If anyone has any ideas they would be appreciated.
Hi, I want to make a component library in Visual Basic.NET and connect to a remote Sql Server. When I create a new DataSet with the wizard, I can only connect to a .mdf file, but not to a Sql Server. With Visual Web Developer I can connect to a Sql server. What is the difference between these enviroments ? How can I do the same with Visual Basic.NET ? Thanks in advance.
All -- Please help. I have some questions about connection strings.
BACKGROUND...
Note that I am using the "SQL Native Client OLE DB Provider", SQL Sever 2005 Express, ASP.NET, C#.NET, and VS.NET 2005. Note that I do not want to use the "Attach a database file" type of connection string. Note that I am using the site http://www.ConnectionStrings.com as a reference. Note that this "Standard security" connection string...<add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="Server=MYTESTOFFICESERVERS;Database=MyDatabase;Uid=MyDatabaseUser;Pwd=MyDatabasePassword;" />...does not work and causes the following run-time error...A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.) Note that this "Trusted connection" connection string...<add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="Server=MYTESTOFFICESERVERS;Database=MyDatabase;Trusted_Connection=yes;" />...works but is less-than ideal because it uses a Trusted Connection rather than a Username/Password combination.
QUESTIONS... (A) What exactly does the error in Item 4 mean? (B) Do 4 and 5 imply that one must use a Trusted_Connection for all SQL Server 2005 Express connection strings when the database does not reside in the web application's App_Data folder or use a "Attach a database file" type of connection string? (C) Are there any alternatives? (D) What do you suggest?
I am using the VB 2005 login controls in a web application together with a wizard created sqlserver 2005 database stored in the application's appData directory. The controls work ok on my local development computer but when I deploy the application to a web hosting server (ASP.Net) I get the following error message when using any of the log-in controls: 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: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) Any suggestions on how to eliminate this error? Thanks for your help. Ken McLean
I have a software to connect the SQL Server as DB, and it is ok to connect to the SQL Server 2000 on the remote server in our firm, but got errors when doing the connection to the SQL Server 2005. the error messages are: Error #1: ADO Error #-2147467259 Description SQL Network Interfaces: Error Locating Server/Instance Specified [xFFFFFFFF]. Source Microsoft SQL Native Client Error #2: ADO Error ##-2147467259 Description An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connection to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. Source Microsoft SQL Native Client Error #3: ADO Error ##-2147467259 Description Login timeout expired Source Microsoft SQL Native Client
I'm using SQL Server 2005 version 9.00.1399.00, not the Express version. Should I update the SQL Server 2005 Network Configuration in SQL Server Configuation Manager? But I don't know what should be set to "Enable" or Disabled". Is any other place need be configured?
for past few days this is making me mad. i have enables tcp/ip connections, have tried diffrent domain logins,enabled mixed mode but still when i try to connect remotely to SQL Server 2005 it give me which is as follows
general network error - check your network documentation ConnectionOpen (PreLoginHandshake())
I have a local SQL Server 2005 instance running, and I would like to have another user on my network connect to this instance. However, when he tries to connect, he always receives the same error message:
"An error has occured 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: SQL Network Interfaces, error 28: - Server doesnt' support requested protocol)"
So, I checked the properties for the server, and under the connections tab the allow remote connection box is checked.
