This is actually SQL Server Express 2012 .

I have two PCs in a workgroup at a client. Both running Win 7 Home Premium. I have installed SQL Server Express 2012 on one and my system running on that PC is able to access it.

I have:

1. enabled TCP/IP and named pipes
2. set dynamic ports to blank and set a TCP port number
3. Added an exception for this port number in Windows firewall

Is there anything I am missing? I can't access the data from the other PC.

Update

I found that I had changed the dynamic ports on IP2 (or was it IP4?) instead of IPALL. Once I did that I was able to connect.

Now my next challenge is to allow a remote computer access to the database over the internet. Any suggestions of where to find instructions on how to do this?