Answer by Matt Whitfield
Check the correct port is open. The default TCP/IP port for SQL Server is 1433. You can easily check that by opening a telnet session to the machine telnet <ip address> 1433 If the screen goes...
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Is the instance a default instance or named instance? If you can telnet to 1433 as Matt suggests, but still cannot connect via SSMS, and it is a named instance, you may also need to open UDP 1434 for...
View ArticleAnswer by Grant Fritchey
It might just be simple security. However you're logging in doesn't have permission to the server. A ping shows the server is online, but it doesn't show that you have access.
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