title: White circle on SQL Server 2008 standard edition db in Management Studio?
body: <p>What does it mean when my servers have a white circle instead of a green circle with a white arrow in it in SQL Server Management Studio?</p>
  
  <p>It takes a noticeably longer time (5-10 seconds) to connect and if I right click on it the start and stop options are grayed out. How can I change it to green? </p>
  
  <p>Note: I am connecting from a public domain to a local domain and I seem to have no connectivity issues. Port 1433 on both servers are open as well.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>