title: What is the difference between SQL Server Network Configuration and SQL Native Client Configuration?
body: <p>When we set up SQL Server configuration, there are two options:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Sql Server Network Configuration  </li>
  <li>Sql Native Client Configuration</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrQ0J.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrQ0J.png" alt="sql server configuration manager screen"></a></p>
  
  <p>both of them have four same connection options.</p>
  
  <p>When we read the help manual of SQL Server for native clients, it states:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The settings configured in SQL Server Native Client Configuration, are
    used on the computer running the client program. When configured on
    the computer running SQL Server, they affect only those client
    programs running on the server.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I do not understand this definition fully.</p>
  
  <p>What is the difference between SQL Server Network Configuration and SQL Native Configuration and when are they used?</p>