All versions of SQL Server can be accessed remotely but to do so you have to
jump through some configuration hoops first...
See my whitepaper on connecting or Chapter 9 of my book for details. See
http://betav.com/blog/billva/2006/06/getting_and_staying_connected_1.html
for starters...


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Can't seem to connect to these databases over a network. Doc's say... "By
default, SQL Server 2005 Express, Evaluation, and Developer editions allow
local client connections only". Does that mean setting can be overriden or
does it mean local connections only.

Thanks,
Charlie

Charlie@CBFC (charlie@cbfconsulting.com) writes:
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Yes. Look for the Surface Area Configuration tool under SQL Server in the
Start Menu.



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