Can't connect to localhost, but can with computer name in SQL Server 2008

Question

I\'m using SQL Server 2008 and in Visual Studio, in Server Explorer, I can connect to SQL Server running using my computer name, but I can\'t using 127.0.0.1 or localhost, s

Answer 1

Use localhost\sql_server_instance_name

For example, localhost\sqlexpress

Use . instead of 127.0.0.1

.\sqlexpress