Dear all,
I am using Sql Server 2012. I have created a named Instance called SQLEXPRESS. When I try to connect it by 127.0.0.1\sqlexpress. It is OK. But when I used real IP ( it is on the same machine) to connect , like 121.13.123.124\sqlexpress. It have the following message
( Provider. SQL Network Interface error: 26 Error locating Server\Instance Specified).
I have shut Firewall. Set the IP Protocol in configuration Manager and Set the IP2 address to my internal ip. But it still not work. Then
what I done is to installed an Default Instance . Then when I connect to the SQL Server like 121.13.123.124 ( You can see, I do not type the instance name.) Then it can be connected. No any modification to the Windows Setting and SQL Server setting has been done to make it connected.
But I really hope that I can also connect the named instance by remote IP. So why it is Ok for default instance but not ok for named instance. Did I miss any setting for the named Instance. Please help.
Thanks.
hon123456