Networking in SQL Server Express

This section describes how to connect to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (SQL Server Express). It also describes changes to the SQL Native Client Data Provider.

In This Section

This section contains the following topics:

Topic	Description
Connecting to SQL Server Express	This section describes how to use named instances, the networking protocols that are supported by SQL Server Express, and how SQL Server Browser works.
Networking and Programmability	This section describes using SQL Native Client and updating existing native applications.
Enabling Network Access to SQL Server Express	This section contains how-to topics, providing step-by-step instructions for common network-related tasks.