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Azure SQL Data Warehouse Parallel Data Warehouse To enhance security, the Database Engine of SQL Server Developer, Express, and Evaluation editions cannot be accessed from another computer when initially installed. This lesson shows you how to enable the protocols, configure the ports, and configure the Windows Firewall for connecting from other computers. This lesson contains the following tasks Enabling Protocols. This article explains how to set up a connection between an Oracle database and. Net Framework using C. You just saved my day I had downloaded the rd shortcut from azure portal and could not login to the server with credentials of an unprivileged user. Connection Strings using Microsoft Access ODBC Driver for connections to Access, Access 97, Access 2000, Access 2002 and Access 2003. Connecting C To Microsoft Access' title='Connecting C To Microsoft Access' />To enhance security, SQL Server Express, Developer, and Evaluation install with only limited network connectivity. Connections to the Database Engine can be made from tools that are running on the same computer, but not from other computers. If you are planning to do your development work on the same computer as the Database Engine, you do not have to enable additional protocols. Management Studio will connect to the Database Engine by using the shared memory protocol. This protocol is already enabled. If you plan to connect to the Database Engine from another computer, you must enable a protocol, such as TCPIP. This C code example should be considered a proof of concept only. The sample code is simplified for clarity, and does not necessarily represent best practices. Welcome to installment 2. In case you missed installment 1 Getting Started heres the link. With the Getting Started blog, you tried a few. How to enable TCPIP connections from another computer. On the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server 2. Configuration Tools, and then click SQL Server Configuration Manager. Note. You might have both 3. Note. Because SQL Server Configuration Manager is a snap in for the Microsoft Management Console program and not a stand alone program, SQL Server Configuration Manager does not appear as an application in newer versions of Windows. The file name contains a number representing the version number of the SQL Server. To open Configuration Manager from the Run command, here are the paths to the last four versions when Windows is installed on the C drive. SQL Server 2. 01. C WindowsSys. WOW6. SQLServer. Manager. SQL Server 2. 01. C WindowsSys. WOW6. SQLServer. Manager. SQL Server 2. 01. C WindowsSys. WOW6. SQLServer. Manager. SQL Server 2. 00. C WindowsSys. WOW6. SQLServer. Manager. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand SQL Server Network Configuration, and then click Protocols for. The default instance an unnamed instance is listed as MSSQLSERVER. If you installed a named instance, the name you provided is listed. SQL Server 2. 01. Express installs as SQLEXPRESS, unless you changed the name during setup. In the list of protocols, right click the protocol you want to enable TCPIP, and then click Enable. Note. You must restart the SQL Server service after you make changes to network protocols however, this is completed in the next task. Configuring a Fixed Port. To enhance security, Windows Server 2. Windows Vista, and Windows 7 all turn on the Windows Firewall. When you want to connect to this instance from another computer, you must open a communication port in the firewall. The default instance of the Database Engine listens on port 1. However, named instances including SQL Server Express listen on dynamic ports. Before you can open a port in the firewall, you must first configure the Database Engine to listen on a specific port known as a fixed port or a static port otherwise, the Database Engine might listen on a different port each time it is started. For more information about firewalls, the default Windows firewall settings, and a description of the TCP ports that affect the Database Engine, Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Integration Services, see Configure the Windows Firewall to Allow SQL Server Access. Note. Port number assignments are managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority and are listed at http www. Port numbers should be assigned from numbers 4. Configure SQL Server to listen on a specific port. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand SQL Server Network Configuration, and then click on the server instance you want to configure. In the right pane, double click TCPIP. In the TCPIP Properties dialog box, click the IP Addresses tab. In the TCP Port box of the IPAll section, type an available port number. For this tutorial, we will use 4. Click OK to close the dialog box, and click OK to the warning that the service must be restarted. In the left pane, click SQL Server Services. In the right pane, right click the instance of SQL Server, and then click Restart. When the Database Engine restarts, it will listen on port 4. Opening Ports in the Firewall. Firewall systems help prevent unauthorized access to computer resources. To connect to SQL Server from another computer when a firewall is on, you must open a port in the firewall. After you configure the Database Engine to use a fixed port, follow the following instructions to open that port in your Windows Firewall. You do not have to configure a fixed port for the default instance, because it is already fixed on TCP port 1. To open a port in the Windows firewall for TCP access Windows 7On the Start menu, click Run, type WF. OK. In Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, in the left pane, right click Inbound Rules, and then click New Rule in the action pane. In the Rule Type dialog box, select Port, and then click Next. In the Protocol and Ports dialog box, select TCP. Select Specific local ports, and then type the port number of the instance of the Database Engine. Type 1. 43. 3 for the default instance. Type 4. 91. 72 if you are configuring a named instance and configured a fixed port in the previous task. Click Next. In the Action dialog box, select Allow the connection, and then click Next. In the Profile dialog box, select any profiles that describe the computer connection environment when you want to connect to the Database Engine, and then click Next. In the Name dialog box, type a name and description for this rule, and then click Finish. For more information about configuring the firewall including instructions for Windows Vista, see Configure a Windows Firewall for Database Engine Access. For more information about the default Windows firewall settings, and a description of the TCP ports that affect the Database Engine, Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Integration Services, see Configure the Windows Firewall to Allow SQL Server Access. Connecting to the Database Engine from Another Computer. Now that you have configured the Database Engine to listen on a fixed port, and have opened that port in the firewall, you can connect to SQL Server from another computer. When the SQL Server Browser service is running on the server computer, and when the firewall has opened UDP port 1. To enhance security, our example does not use the SQL Server Browser service. To connect to the Database Engine from another computer. On a second computer that contains the SQL Server client tools, log in with an account authorized to connect to SQL Server, and open Management Studio. In the Connect to Server dialog box, confirm Database Engine in the Server type box. In the Server name box, type tcp to specify the protocol, followed by the computer name, a comma, and the port number. To connect to the default instance, the port 1. In our example for a named instance, type tcp lt computername ,4. Note. If you omit tcp from the Server name box, then the client will attempt all protocols that are enabled, in the order specified in the client configuration. In the Authentication box, confirm Windows Authentication, and then click Connect. Connecting Using the SQL Server Browser Service. A rural broadband strategy connecting rural America to new opportunities. Today I will present Microsofts thoughts on the rural broadband gap in the United States at a lunch sponsored by the Media Institute in Washington, D. C. It is an important opportunity to address a problem that is receiving a great deal of attention, but not many solutions. While we dont have all the answers, Microsoft has spent several years working on the issue and we published a white paper today with our best ideas for a new national rural broadband strategy. A summary of our white paper is here. Todays event takes place at the Willard Hotel, in the same building where 8. Americas most prominent leaders in science, business, art and government convened 1. Alexander Graham Bells patent for the telephone and look to the future of long distance communications. That event, called Voice Voyages, was sponsored by The National Geographic Society and featured the unprecedented public demonstration of coast to coast telephone capability that would connect every community large and small across the nation. A century later, a new generation of connectivity issues are arising at a critical time. Broadband connectivity is no longer simply a luxury for streaming You. Tube videos on a tablet as enjoyable as that may be. It has become a critical connection to a better education and living. New cloud services are making broadband a necessity to start and grow a small business and take advantage of advances in agriculture, telemedicine and education. In short, broadband has become a vital part of 2. Yet today 3. 4 million Americans still lack broadband internet access, which is defined by the Federal Communications Commission FCC as a 2. Mbps connection. Of these, 2. People who live in these rural communities increasingly are unable to take advantage of the economic and educational opportunities enjoyed by their urban neighbors. Yet despite this glaring disparity, real progress to close the rural broadband gap has plateaued in recent years. High costs, the absence of new and alternative technologies, and market and regulatory conditions have all hampered efforts to expand coverage. But this is changing, thanks to recent advancements in technology, newly adopted standards, business model innovations and a growing demand for broadened cloud services. A new rural broadband strategy. The time is right for the nation to set a clear and ambitious but achievable goal to eliminate the rural broadband gap within the next five years by July 4, 2. We believe the nation can bring broadband coverage to rural America in this timeframe, based on a new strategic approach that combines private sector capital investments focused on expanding broadband coverage through new technologies, coupled with targeted and affordable public sector support. Our call for a new strategy reflects in part our own experience as a company working around the world to make use of whats called TV White Spaces spectrum. This is unused spectrum in the UHF television bands. This powerful bandwidth is in the 6. MHz frequency range and enables wireless signals to travel over hills and through buildings and trees. Its why people could watch television programs in rural communities long before the advent of satellite television. Cart Manager E Commerce Shopping Cart Software. Microsoft itself has considerable experience with this spectrum, having deployed 2. TV white spaces projects in 1. In 2. 01. 0 the FCC adopted rules enabling the use of TV white spaces in the United States. It has taken years of additional work to put in place the building blocks needed for the use of this spectrum to scale in an affordable way. We and others have worked to perfect the hardware and software technology, develop industry wide standards and innovate our way to a practical business model. These advances have now reached a critical threshold, however, and together with increasing demand for cloud services, the market is poised to accelerate if we take the right steps. Weve worked with the Boston Consulting Group on a directional study about the best way to meet the broadband coverage needs of rural America. BCGs findings lead to several important conclusions. First, the best approach for the nation is to rely on a mixture of technologies for rural communities. Specifically, TV white spaces will provide the best approach to reach the 8. Satellite coverage should be used for areas with a population density of less than two people per square mile, and fixed wireless and limited fiber to the home should be used for communities with a density greater than 2. One of the big benefits of this new approach is a dramatic reduction in the cost of bringing broadband rates to rural communities. By relying on this mixture of technologies, the total capital and initial operating cost to eliminate the rural broadband gap falls into a range of 8 to 1. This is roughly 8. G. The key now is to stimulate private sector investment and combine this with targeted and efficient public sector support. Today I outline our thinking on how best to do this. Microsofts new Rural Airband Initiative  At Microsoft, were prepared to invest our own resources to help serve as a catalyst for broader market adoption of this new model. Were committed to three elements on a five year basis First, well pursue direct investments with partners. Microsofts Rural Airband Initiative will invest in partnerships with telecommunications companies with the goal of bringing broadband connectivity to 2 million people in rural America by 2. We and our partners will have at least 1. Our goal is not to enter the telecommunications business ourselves or even to profit directly from these projects. We will invest in the upfront capital projects needed to expand broadband coverage, seek a revenue share from operators to recoup our investment, and then use these revenue proceeds to invest in additional projects to expand coverage further. Were confident that this approach is good for the country and even for our business. After all, if 2. 3 million additional customers can access the internet at broadband speeds, every tech company in America will benefit. Second, well invest in digital skills training for people of all ages in these newly connected communities. Working through Microsoft Philanthropies, our Rural Airband Initiative will help train people on the latest technology so they can use this new connectivity to improve education, health care and agriculture, as well as transform their businesses. We announced a new and vital partnership with the National 4 H Council to do precisely this, building on the 4 Hs capabilities and members across the country. Well also create new opportunities for Microsofts own employees to volunteer and get involved in projects, including for many, lending a hand in rural communities where they grew up. Third, well stimulate investment by others through technology licensing Our goal is to serve as a catalyst for market investments by others in order to reach additional rural communities. After all, even if we connect 2 million people through our own direct investments, thats just a stepping stone towards the larger goal of serving 2. We therefore are launching a new technology program to share what weve learned with other companies. Well also help stimulate investment through royalty free access to at least 3. TV white spaces spectrum in rural areas.