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gftgrill
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 Posted - 2010-05-29 : 18:23:06
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| I'm trying to set up an instance of SQL Server Express 2008 on my home network.server machine is Windows 7 Ultimate x64.I want this computer to run an instance of SQL server that I can access via my windows XP laptop.when I open SQL Management Studio in XP, I click on Connect and choose Database Engine.Under server name I click on "browse for more", then I click Network Servers.there are no items in this list.Is there something that I'm missing? is sql express not capable of network traffic (local computer only)?thank you for your help |
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tkizer
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gftgrill
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Posted - 2010-05-29 : 22:20:41
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| thanks, I figured out that windows 7 (host) firewall was preventing me from seeing the sql server instance. once I turned that off, it worked just like you said. |
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Accessing SQL Server on home network