Configuring Clients
Now that you have the client utilities installed, you are ready to connect to SQL Server. SQL Server clients establish connections with SQL Server over named-pipes using dynamic server names. SQL Server clients can connect over named-pipes or any of the Microsoft-supplied protocols, including TCP/IP sockets and IPX/SPX.
Typically, you can connect to SQL Server from a client utility without any special configuration. When using ISQL/W or the SQL Enterprise Manager, click the List Servers to get a list of the active SQL Servers.
To connect to SQL Server that is using a different network protocol or listening on an alternative named-pipe, you can set up an entry for the SQL Server using the Add button located on the Alias tab ...
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