SQL Server “.” Alias Not Working

Question

I\'ve added an alias of \".\" which should point to my local (named) instance, \".\\SQL2008\". But when I try to connect to \".\", it times out.

Am I missing something o

Answer 1

It was not working for me after applied all the options mentioned here. For me, port number to TCP/IP protocol was not assign.

After assigning (highlighted in yellow color) it started working for me.