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

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.

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

@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

Answer 3

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. –