Hello...
I have installed SQL Server Express 2016 on a windows 10 desktop as well as SQL server Management suite 2016.
I can create a database, and access it using SSMSuite, but not from another application which wants to update a database on the server. The application uses port 1433 as its default which is also the SQL Server default port. ON
the SSExpress install there was a pop message to the effect of check the port 1433 to ensure it is open. The other application fails when trying to access the database via port 1433 with a message to check server name and port.
Server name is correct.. I just suspect that the port (1433) is closed.
I tried using another port (1801) that is listening on PC and shows up in the list provided by netstat -an | find /I "listening". I get a different error message back from the application trying to update the database to the effect
of cannot update the database, so it appears to at least get past the port 1433 situation.
port 1433 does not show up in this list as I would expect it to, hence I believe it is closed.
All components are on the windows 10 machine and not on a server.
SQL Server express installed on C drive, SQL server database is located on my 'G' drive.
Looking at the windows firewall, I get message being managed by Norton Smart firewall but cannot do anything in Norton to remedy. Even disabling Norton firewall does not help.
I tried adding an inbound rule for windows firewall for SQL server per blog post I found, but it does not help.
2 questions:
1. Where is the installation trace log file for the install of SQL Express, and
2. How do you open port 1433 for SQL Server?
I really need some help here after hours of trying. Can anyone please help me with this.
Thanks very Much.
Garry
Another thing to note: I downloaded the 64 bit version of SQL Server Xpress 2016 but after installing it and looking inside configuration manager at the SQL Native Client Configuration (32bit) it seems odd that there is nothing that reflects 64 bit, only
32 bit when SQL expresss2016 is supposed to be strictly 64 bit. Am accessing via a 64 bit app, so can this be a problem when, when using port 1801 which is listening, I get the can update the database message?
Burger2go