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How to fix error 26 error Locating server instance Specified?
Here are the steps: 1) Make sure your server name is correct, e.g., no typo on the name. 3) Make sure the server machine is reachable, e.g, DNS can be resolve correctly, you are able to ping the server (not always true). 4) Make sure SQL Browser service is running on the server.
What is SQL Network Interfaces error 26?
SQL Server Error 26 occurs when users trying to connect to a SQL Server named instance. The reason of the SQL Server Error 26 is the client stack could not receive SSRP response UPD packet from SQL Browser.
What does SQL network interfaces, error : 26 mean?
Sometimes you may see “SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 – Error Locating Server/Instance Specified” error message when connecting to a SQL Server and don’t know where to start. In most forums people say this is because remote connection is not enabled on the server.
Why do I get an error locating server / instance specified?
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. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 – Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) Does anyone know what could be wrong ? Looks like you are trying to connect a remote named instance.
Why do I get error 26 locating server?
I added UDP port 1434 receive to ISA and still get the error 26 at the remote computer trying to access the MSDE instance on the win 2003 server. Now I have TCP outbound and UDP receive for the port on the named instance as well as 1434 UDP send and 1434 UDP receive.
How to avoid SQL network interfaces, error locating server?
4) Make sure SQL Browser service is running on the server. 5) If firewall is enabled on the server, you need to put sqlbrowser.exe and/or UDP port 1434 into exception. Once you are done the steps, you should not see this error message anymore.