SQL Server 2008 express ODBC connection HELP

I've just installed SQL server 2008 express edition.
I created a simple DB and waned to test ODBC connections to it.
I can not connect to the SQL sever from a remote machine using the SQL
Server ODBC driver. I keep getting " connetion failed errors". It is
not a firewall issue. both server and remote pc are on same LAN with
no firewalls turned on.
The remote can connect to other SQl Servers ( 2005 ).
When i create an ODBC conection on the same PC the server is running
on I can connect to the SQL server without a problem. So
authentication is OK.
using Servername\databasename as the Host name and i'm using SQL
authentication. The server is setup for both wondows and SQL
authentication.

I'm stuck!

Even it's not a firewall issue, you must open ports on both machine (Server
and Client if you're using Windows XP and Windows Vista). Find out which port
the SQL Server is using.

RB2 wrote:
>I've just installed SQL server 2008 express edition.
>I created a simple DB and waned to test ODBC connections to it.
>I can not connect to the SQL sever from a remote machine using the SQL
>Server ODBC driver. I keep getting " connetion failed errors". It is
>not a firewall issue. both server and remote pc are on same LAN with
>no firewalls turned on.
>The remote can connect to other SQl Servers ( 2005 ).
>When i create an ODBC conection on the same PC the server is running
>on I can connect to the SQL server without a problem. So
>authentication is OK.
>using Servername\databasename as the Host name and i'm using SQL
>authentication. The server is setup for both wondows and SQL
>authentication.
>
>I'm stuck!

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