SQL REMOTELY

 Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'declarations
    Dim conLath As SqlConnection
    Dim cmdLath As SqlCommand
    Dim rdrLath As SqlDataReader
   
    conLath = New SqlConnection("server=SERVERNAME;uid=USERNAME;pwd=PASSWORD; " & "database=DATABASE NAME")
    conLath.Open
    cmdLath = New SqlCommand ( "select * from Emails",conLath)
    rdrLath = cmdLath.ExecuteReader()
    gridLath.DataSource = rdrLath
    gridLath.DataBind()
    rdrLath.Close
    cmdLath.Dispose()
    conLath.Close
    End Sub

 

Can i connect to SQL on another server ? Becasue when i am trying to do so , i getting error  ! I can connect to sql on my server but if i want to connect to another server i getting error ... help pleas ?