MSSQL Server 2005 exp. cannot create remote connect

[slacke]

Hello everybody.

How do you do?

I have a really odd problem. I am using an application which is running on MS OS-es. (MS Windows XP SP3, MS Server 2003) This application connects to a remote SQL server (MS Server 2003). The version of MS SQL was 2000 (previous free version). Now I need to run the latest MS SQL express 2005 server (Version: 2005.090.4035.00).

The problem is that no matter what I do it just does not allow remote connection. I found several links how to enable the remote connections but it doesnt work.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914277
This is the output of netstat -a -n

TCP    0.0.0.0:135            0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:445            0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:1433           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:28729          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:1041         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:12025        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:12080        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:12110        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:12119        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:12143        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:12465        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:12563        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:12993        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:12995        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    192.168.10.16:139      0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    192.168.10.16:1052     192.168.10.16:1433     ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.10.16:1433     192.168.10.16:1052     ESTABLISHED
  UDP    0.0.0.0:445            *:*
  UDP    0.0.0.0:500            *:*
  UDP    0.0.0.0:1030           *:*
  UDP    0.0.0.0:1031           *:*
  UDP    0.0.0.0:1434           *:*
  UDP    0.0.0.0:4500           *:*
  UDP    127.0.0.1:123          *:*
  UDP    127.0.0.1:1029         *:*
  UDP    127.0.0.1:1055         *:*
  UDP    127.0.0.1:1900         *:*
  UDP    192.168.10.16:123      *:*
  UDP    192.168.10.16:137      *:*
  UDP    192.168.10.16:138      *:*
  UDP    192.168.10.16:1900     *:*

It looks like the service is running on the 1433 port (as it is required) but it doesn't accept the tcp connection (no answer for SYN).
No firewall is blocking the connection. I don't know if this is possible but it looks like the port is already connected with the same IP (as the server has).

Do anybody have some experience with this MS SQL server. What do I miss?

[lolafuertes]

Did you used the SQL Server Configutration Manager on the server and verifyed the Protocols? Usually you need to enable TCP/IP and Named Pipes (Shared Memory is by default).

Also, in the client, you need to enable them and set the order to Shared Memory, TCP/IP and Named Pipes.

Please let us know
Hope this helps

[slacke]

Unfortunately the problem was with the error in the avast firewall. I use AVAST internet security which contains an inbuilt firewall. This firewall normally turns off the windows firewall at installation time and use its own. When I was turning off the firewall I did it in avast. Unfortunately the avast didn't worked well and it didn't turn off the windows firewall. I have no idea why ...
As the port-scan from outside showed that the port is closed I already knew that something is wrong with the firewall.

Now I can connect with the SQL server. Thanks for your reply.
What you noted was also required - the application which uses the SQL Server has a simple utility called ConnectionManager which can work only with IP address.
The name of instance cannot be defined.

[lolafuertes]

Glad to hear you solved it.

Please, be so kind to mark the thread as solved.