sql server msde: Hi,

look here:

http://www.datamasker.com/SSE2005_NetworkCfg.htm



HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.

C:\osql -E
[SQL Native Client]Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to =
SQL Server [2].
[SQL Native Client]Login timeout expired
[SQL Native Client]An error has occurred while establishing a connection =
to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be =
caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not =
allow remote connections.

Any idea what do I need to do to bypass this issue when connecting to =
SQL Express 2005 via OSQL ? I am having issue configuring asp.net =
portal but I think this is my first problem that need to be isolated and =