This error message is the most frequent error message when connecting to SQL Server. You see this error message when you use SqlClient. In SNAC, the error message is slightly differently as follows: C:\>osql -E -Syourserver [SQL Native Client]Named...

Users often see this error message when connection to a SQL Server and don't know where to start to solve the problem. In most forums, people says this is because remote connection is not enabled on the server. This is not exactly correct. Actually, this...