SQL Connection with public IP, named instance and port number

Question

I have had difficulty creating a connection string in c# that will connect to a remote SQL server using a public IP, named instance and a port number (other than 1433). Anyo

Answer 1

This site has never failed me.

And i am gonna state the obvious here, but it is generally a bad idea to expose your sql server on the internet.. (unless you are using VPN)