New SQL Server Express Installation

  • I'm in the process of bringing up a new SQL Server Express server for a migration. I'm able to ping the server from my laptop. I'm able to RDP into the server and connect to the databases as an Admin using SQL Server Management Studio. However, I am not able to connect to the database from SQL Server Management Studio on my laptop.

    Any ideas?

    I've done a one-for-one comparison between the existing server and the new one and confirmed that all of the Logins and permissions are identical.

  • SQL express, by default, does not allow remote connections, you very likely need to change that, and also go to SQL configuration and enable TCP-IP

    Lowell


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  • 1. Allow Remote Connection is enabled

    2. My domain account has login permissions

    3. TCP/IP is enabled using 1433

    If it's any help, I'm also having problems with IIS on the same machine connecting to the instance.

  • In that case, if both iis and sql are blocked, its probably te wi dows firewall. Add two differen exceptio s, one for port 1433 and another for port 80 i assume. I dont have screenshots for that but its in the advanced tab of windows firewall i believe

    Lowell


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