Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) port number

We have to interface with a legacy MSDE database.  I cannot install the database on Windows 7, so for development I installed the database in a VM.  To detect port number:

Run C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\SVRNETCN.exe
Select General Tab, highlight TCP/IP, click Properties.. button

Make an exception on the firewall for this port and then, from Windows 7 client connect using Studio Express with the following server name:

tcp:<ip address>,<port number>\<db name>

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