Database Engine Connectivity How-to Topics

Configuring connectivity to instances of the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine includes configuration tasks on both the server and the client computers. In many cases the both computers must be configured to use the same options, such as a common network protocol.

In This Section

Topic	Description
Server Connectivity How-to Topics	Contains topics on configuring the server computer.
Client Configuration How-to Topics	Contains topics on configuring the client computer.

Related Sections

Connecting to the SQL Server Database Engine

See Also

Concepts

SQL Server Browser Service

Other Resources

SQL Server Configuration Manager

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance