>Larry:
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>I see using the SQL Server Network utility you can set the port in which SQL Server will be listening for TCP\IP, but how do you know what port number to use or what ports are available? I'm aware that a few ports are reserved for special things.
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>Thanx again for responding,

Charlie,
Check out http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers for a listing of all published ports. As for selecting one for you, you can see that the available ports are abundant. Do a search on Unassigned and go from there.

Good luck.