I suggest you to use a static port instead of a dynamic one.

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Ekrem Önsoy

"Roger Withnell" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Thanks for your help, but I don't understand what you mean.

Could you elaborate, please?

Many thanks.

Roger

"Ekrem Önsoy" wrote:

As SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is installed as a Named Instance by
default (unless you change it during SQL Server Setup), it must be using a
Dynamic Port for TCP protokol now.

In some cases I witnessed people experienced conneting remotely and they
were using Dynamic Ports. When they change it to a Static Port, they
successfully connected.

I've an article about remote connection settings, however it's in Turkish.

You can configure your port settings through SQL Server Configuration
Manager. Simply, to use a Static Port for your SQL Server Instance:
- Open up SQL Server Configuration Manager
- From the left side...