Cannot Remotely Access SQL Server Standard Named Instance

Good Day,

I am creating a SQL Named instance as a testing environment. This instance is on the same physical box as my Development environment, both are SQL 2005 standard edition. From the server in Management Studio, I can load, and interact with both instances. From a remote connection (e.g., my pc) I cannot access the named instance. I am getting the following:

Connect to Server

X Cannot connect to <server>\<named instance>

Additional Information

An error has occured while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Sever 2006, 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)(Microsoft SQL Server)

I have checked, and rechecked the server settings for this named instance, and remote connections are set to "allow" I have enabled TCPIP and Named Pipes prototocals, and have ensured that my firewall is allowing the "listenting port" for the named instance, and have even tried turning off my XP firewall during testing.

I am sure that I have probably missed something, and have searched the community but only have been able to find resolutions that I have already tried. Is there more?

Thanks in advance for any help and guidance you can provide.

hi mt,

please be guided by this article

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/AddPost.aspx?PostID=807492&SiteID=1

regards,

joey

|||" error: 26 - Error

Locating Server/Instance Specified", it means that it's trying to

locate the SQL Server using SSRP but could not get contact with SQL

Browser. So, please make sure your SQL Browser is running.

|||Yes, that is absolutely it. I did not set up the Browser Severvice to run. Thank you.

Cannot open database requested in login ?!(help me ! )

Hi
I'm new in using "SqlClient" I have SQLSERVER 2000 on my computer and I made a Database named "TestDB", and a code like this both Using VS.net :

// begin test Code ///////////////////////////////////
string connectionString =
"Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Initial Catalog= TestDB;Data Source=HOSSEIN-COM;Workstation ID=HOSSEIN-COM";
string commandString =
"Select * from Categories";
SqlDataAdapter DataAdapter =
new SqlDataAdapter(
commandString, connectionString);
DataSet DataSet = new DataSet( );
DataAdapter.Fill(DataSet,"CategoryID");
Label1.Text= DataSet.Tables[0].Rows[0]["CategoryID"].ToString();

// end test code /////////////////////////////////////

And at browser I found this error when I Start Building the project:

"Cannot open database requested in login 'testdb'. Login fails. Login failed for user '(my coputer name / my name )' "

Then I changed Catalog= TestDB to Catalog= Northwind and the table name to and available table name and it works , then I tried to create a table at northwind database but this error appeared :
"SELECT permission denied on object 'testTB', database 'Northwind', owner 'dbo'"
TestTB = my northwind table
I guess there must be some security setting in creating databases and tables that I do not know , And when I tried to install quick start the database was not installed ,
I have XP and VS.net and SQLserver 2000 . please halp me as You always do ;) …you need to add the user machinename/ASPNET to the db and also give select permissions to this user on the tables.

hth

cannot install SQl server 2005 from Hard drive

Hi,
I copied SQL 2005 server (2CDs) to the hard drive, and named disk1 and
disk2. But when I finish the installation of disk one, I was not reminded to
put disk2. The screen always show " could not find the files in disk one",
but actually these files are stored in disk2.
Does anyone here help to fix this issue?
Thanks
Hi
I assume you have a legitimate copy? Have you tried copying them over each
other?
John
"Michael" wrote:

> Hi,
> I copied SQL 2005 server (2CDs) to the hard drive, and named disk1 and
> disk2. But when I finish the installation of disk one, I was not reminded to
> put disk2. The screen always show " could not find the files in disk one",
> but actually these files are stored in disk2.
> Does anyone here help to fix this issue?
> Thanks
|||Hi John,
Thanks for your reply. Would you please explain " Have you tried copying
them ove each other?" in details?
Of course, we use legitimate copy. Normally, I copy all applications from
CD/DVD to network hard drive in case these optical disks are scrached and
cannot be used.
"John Bell" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hi
> I assume you have a legitimate copy? Have you tried copying them over each
> other?
> John
> "Michael" wrote:

cannot install SQl server 2005 from Hard drive

Hi,
I copied SQL 2005 server (2CDs) to the hard drive, and named disk1 and
disk2. But when I finish the installation of disk one, I was not reminded to
put disk2. The screen always show " could not find the files in disk one",
but actually these files are stored in disk2.
Does anyone here help to fix this issue?
ThanksHi
I assume you have a legitimate copy? Have you tried copying them over each
other?
John
"Michael" wrote:
> Hi,
> I copied SQL 2005 server (2CDs) to the hard drive, and named disk1 and
> disk2. But when I finish the installation of disk one, I was not reminded to
> put disk2. The screen always show " could not find the files in disk one",
> but actually these files are stored in disk2.
> Does anyone here help to fix this issue?
> Thanks|||Hi John,
Thanks for your reply. Would you please explain " Have you tried copying
them ove each other?" in details?
Of course, we use legitimate copy. Normally, I copy all applications from
CD/DVD to network hard drive in case these optical disks are scrached and
cannot be used.
"John Bell" wrote:
> Hi
> I assume you have a legitimate copy? Have you tried copying them over each
> other?
> John
> "Michael" wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I copied SQL 2005 server (2CDs) to the hard drive, and named disk1 and
> > disk2. But when I finish the installation of disk one, I was not reminded to
> > put disk2. The screen always show " could not find the files in disk one",
> > but actually these files are stored in disk2.
> >
> > Does anyone here help to fix this issue?
> >
> > Thanks

Cannot install Sql 2005 SP2, Error: Your Account information Could not be verified

Hi all,

I am running a named instance of SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, side by side with named instance of SQL Server 2000 in Windows Server 2003. When I start the installation. I am unable to proceed from authentication stage.

The error description for Database Services and Reporting Services under both sa and windows authentication mode is: Encryption not supported on client Sqlcmd error: Microsoft SQL Native client: Client Unable to establish connection

In Service Manager, all SQL Server 2005 services are running with Logon as Administrator, and I am also able to connect to SSAS, SSRS, SSIS via Management studio both via Windows authentication and sa account information.

Would you please inform if I have to change any security settings before SP2 installation here.

How to add myself a Sql Server Administrator. The link in Surface Area Configuration to Add new Administrator doesn't work.

Hi,

I tried repairing the Sql Server Native Client via Add/ Remove Programs. After successfully repairing, SP2 installation went fine.

Thanks

Subhash Subramanyam

|||

Hi,

I 'm having the same trouble. I've just tired to repair instalation of SQL NativeClient, but the resupl is still the same.

In part of instalation in verifing of accounts , there is status "Login failed".

I'm not able to solve this issue. Please , encounter somebody this trouble?

|||

Hi Barlo,

Are you using a local account (Windows authentication), If so then make sure you have NT Administrator privileges while installing. In my case I run all the services under local account. If you are doing the same, verify the type of account installed. Run Services.msc -> For all the Sql 2005 Services running -> properties -> log on with local account. Make sure that you are able to connect to all the services.

Still if you face error during authentication mode, Please look at the error instructions on the third column in the table on authentication modes for list of services, after it prompts the error. e.g: Table might show that Reporting Services and Database cannot connect, since native client failed..

Cannot install Sql 2005 SP2, Error: Your Account information Could not be verified

Hi all,

I am running a named instance of SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, side by side with named instance of SQL Server 2000 in Windows Server 2003. When I start the installation. I am unable to proceed from authentication stage.

The error description for Database Services and Reporting Services under both sa and windows authentication mode is: Encryption not supported on client Sqlcmd error: Microsoft SQL Native client: Client Unable to establish connection

In Service Manager, all SQL Server 2005 services are running with Logon as Administrator, and I am also able to connect to SSAS, SSRS, SSIS via Management studio both via Windows authentication and sa account information.

Would you please inform if I have to change any security settings before SP2 installation here.

How to add myself a Sql Server Administrator. The link in Surface Area Configuration to Add new Administrator doesn't work.

Hi,

I tried repairing the Sql Server Native Client via Add/ Remove Programs. After successfully repairing, SP2 installation went fine.

Thanks

Subhash Subramanyam

|||

Hi,

I 'm having the same trouble. I've just tired to repair instalation of SQL NativeClient, but the resupl is still the same.

In part of instalation in verifing of accounts , there is status "Login failed".

I'm not able to solve this issue. Please , encounter somebody this trouble?

|||

Hi Barlo,

Are you using a local account (Windows authentication), If so then make sure you have NT Administrator privileges while installing. In my case I run all the services under local account. If you are doing the same, verify the type of account installed. Run Services.msc -> For all the Sql 2005 Services running -> properties -> log on with local account. Make sure that you are able to connect to all the services.

Still if you face error during authentication mode, Please look at the error instructions on the third column in the table on authentication modes for list of services, after it prompts the error. e.g: Table might show that Reporting Services and Database cannot connect, since native client failed..

Cannot find SQLResourceLoader.dll

We have a server with the default instance and 2 addtional named instances running SQL 2000 SP4. I attempted to install another instance for SQL 2005 and promptly ran into the above error when running DTS packages on the default SQL 2000 instance.

The legacy components had been installed and the server had been re-started. I also tried re-registering the dll as suggested on another forum post.

Any ideas on what I could do to get around this problem? We need to keep our existing SQL 2000 installs as is until we have a SQL 2005 server setup ready to take over the workload with absolute minimal downtime.

Thanks
Phill
mailto:philcart@.gmail.com
http://www.philcart.net/blog
http://www.sqlserver.org.au/user/bio/ViewBio.aspx?bioId=46
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/userinfo.aspx?id=5534

Phil, did you hit any issues installing the legacy components from the SQL 2005 tools package? This typically is the fix for this issue.

Thanks,
Sam Lester (MSFT)

|||

No errors were reported during the install.

Over the weekend I had a chance to perform a couple of install/uninstalls. I actually did it 4 times and it failed on the 1st and 3rd times.

Guess there is something shaky there.

Cannot find my default instance

Hi,

I'm using SQL server 200 Personal Edition. I had a named instance created at the time of installation and a default instance later. Now my default instance crashed and I want to rebuild my master db. But neither can I find my default instance in the drop down in the rebuildm dialog box (Only the named instance is present) nor is it allowing me to edit the server name in the drop down. What should I do?

Thanks in advance.

Each instance has its own set of services. Look for the name following the $ in the service name, or the value in () depending on your installation and OS.