Enable remote connections for SQL Server Express 2012

Question

I just installed SQL Server Express 2012 on my home server. I\'m trying to connect to it from Visual Studio 2012 from my desktop PC, and repeatedly getting the well-known e

Answer 1

I prefer way of "Rosdi Kasim" as that's doesn't require detail configuration on the IP.

I will definitely forget it again when I try to up another server again.

Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) by simply enable the Sql Server Browser service, then add the \SQLEXPRESS behind the IP when you connect the server.

Direct using IP without "\SQLEXPRESS" was my point of failure as it doesn't use the default port.

Thanks.