I am installing Navision 4 W1 SP1 with SQL Server 2005, when i am local on the server i can create the database it works perfect. But when i am on a remote comuter, and trying to connect to the server, i search for the server name, and the system finds it (But doesnt show the Instance Name XXXX) then i put the user name password, when i click on the database look up, it takes acouple mins to process then it gives me a error saying “Server XXXX Cannot be found”.
Following on from Geovanny’s comments, my first stop off point would be to conect to the SQL server through enterprise manager. Normally if I have problems connecting, I connect to the server though enterprise manager, then copy past the connection details into the appropriate fields in Navsion, and that generally works. I just set up a test AD server 2003 with SQL 2005 and can’t seem to connect ot it from XP running workgroups, even Enterprise manager wont connect, so I am not going to bother trying Navision till I get this sorted out.
I found the problem, SQL 2005 has a configuration tool where you go to “Surface area cinfiguration for services and connections” click on “DataBase Engine → Remote Connections” and there it was set to local computer only !. I dont know why this was set only to local and i am not sure if this was standard procedure to change it, but it worked after i changed it!
I hope this helps anyone and please if there is any supporting documentaion for SQL2005 and Navsion I would LOVE to have it.