Hi Denis!

First off check that remote connections are available. You can do it with SQL Server Configuration Manager. Just click Start -> All Programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 2005 ->Configuration Tools

And Second check the firewall is not blocking the ports used by SQL Server (usually TCP 1433 and UDP 1434).

HTH,

Enmanuel

>Here's the error message that I got after trying to connect for the first time.
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>TITLE: Connect to Server
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>Cannot connect to ULTIMAX.
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>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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>An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53)
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>For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=53&LinkId=20476
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>BUTTONS:
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>OK
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>What do I have to do to connect to SQL Server after that message?