c# 2008 SQL Server Express Connection String

Question

I have a 2008 SQL Server Express installed on one of my machines and I\'m attempting to establish a remote connection... when I use the MS SQL Server Management Studio I can

Answer 1

It could be your SQL instance is not cobfigured to accept incoming TCP connections, you can check this under Start-> SQL Server 2008 -> Conguration Tools -> SQL Server Configuration Manager. On the left side in that tool you'll see network configuration, expand it to see which protocols are enabled.