What is the jTDS JDBC Connect URL to MS SQL Server 2005 Express

Question

I\'m trying to connect to a MS SQL Server 2005 Express database that is running on the local host from a java program.

I have tried the same connect URL (below) that

Answer 1

To check whether TCP/IP is enabled and the port is not blocked you can use "telnet 1433". Until telnet doesn't connect, jTDS won't either.

e.g, c:>telnet servername 1433

to enable telnet client on windows

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/910.how-to-enable-telnet-client-in-windows-7.aspx