You can check to see if the port is open with netstat command in dos command line.

did you try adding exception in firewall for the port. Maybe your firewall is blocking the access from other computer

I don't agree that the mirroring can recover an exact copy of the database when there is a disaster. Mirroring uses log shipping. Some logs may not apply to the...

In sql server 2005, you can use sql management studio --> select the Job folder in object explore --> select all jobs in object explore details window--> right click and...