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title: "Cannot connect to SQL Server"  
description: "Cannot connect to SQL Server"  
author: "Tarun Kumar"  
published: 2016-11-07  
updated: 2016-11-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34203/cannot-connect-to-sql-server  
category: "mssql server"  
tags: ["sql server", "sql server 2008", "sql server 2012"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Cannot connect to SQL Server

When I [am trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36834/which-two-programming-languages-should-i-master-in-if-i-am-trying-to-get-into-google-or-facebook) to [connect](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12810/how-to-connect-tablet-to-external-monitor-or-flat-screen-tv-using-computer-adapters) to [remote](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/85431/remote-employee-training-tips-tricks) [SQL Server](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12999/what-is-table-valued-function-in-sql-server) from my machine then I [am getting](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34179/i-am-getting-error-while-assigning-the-data-to-the-array-list) following [error](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88527/fixing-quickbooks-error-4120-reinstalling-vs-repairing)\
![Cannot connect to SQL Server](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickforums/d13eb588-5efc-49ce-a442-26d7d2003217/images/2d53f2f9-f230-41d6-94d1-95fe7a2d83fe.png)\
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Please help


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