64 bit SQL Server 2012 is not visible for other sytems on the network

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  •  11-10-2022
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Question

I have brand new SQL Server 2012 installed on 64 bit windows 7 Pro system.

I wonder how I can make this SQL Server visible for the rest of the network?

Right now when I attempt to find it via SQL Server Management Studio on for example windows 2003 server - it just not there.

And I can not connect to it via ODBC either because that new SQL Server not no the list of available database engines on my network.

I can see shared files over windows explorer, so nothing wrong with Windows. And from new SQL Server Management Studio on Windows 7 I can connect to any of my existing SQL Server engines. We are running mix of 64 and 32 bit systems on the network.

What else should I do to make it work?

This is additional info: I have 32 bit application mix of legacy Classic ASP, VB6 and NET. My task is to start upgrading databases to most recent from 2005 and 2008 to 2012 edition.

Was it helpful?

Solution 2

Ok, here is a solution which I found bizarre at least.

as I mentioned in my original post our network is a mix of 32 and 64-bit OS running on the same network.

I could not see the SQL 2012 server (64 bit OS) until I shut down the firewall on the Server OS. Just opening ports on Server side did not do a thing to improve situation. Is this a bug on OS or a firewall? - I do not know.

So currently I am using AV firewall capability on the server as well as general network firewalls but not windows firewall on the server.

Thanks all of you who tried to help.

OTHER TIPS

@SaUce comment above is right on. To add more detail, check in the SQL Server Configuration Manager.

  • Expand SQL Server Network Configuration. Open TCP/IP. Go to IP Addresses tab. Scroll to bottom. Change TCP Dynamic Ports to nothing (blank) and change TCP Port to 1433
  • Ensure Windows Firewall is not blocking port 1433. Open a port in Windows 7 Firewall
  • Open Windows services and make sure the SQL Browser service is enabled and running. Start a service

Installing the SQL Server Management studio alone will not help it. We need to install the SQL Express As well from below link microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42299 and the Instance will now start showing in the Local Server list. –

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