http://blogs.msdn.com/msdnmagazine/archive/2008/12/18/9236648.aspxWithout Connection Manager, for all but the simplest network environments, the only way an application could choose a connection would be by presenting the user with a list and asking him to select one. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , MarcusenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)