title: Could not connect to SQL server while using web service
body: <p>Could not connect to SQL server while using web service. I get the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was unable to process request. 
  ---&gt; System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.  When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. 
  (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)
     at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
     at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
     at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Connect(ServerInfo serverInfo, SqlInternalConnectionTds connHandler, Boolean ignoreSniOpenTimeout, Int64 timerExpire, Boolean encrypt, Boolean trustServerCert, Boolean integratedSecurity, SqlConnection owningObject)
     at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.AttemptOneLogin(ServerInfo serverInfo, String newPassword, Boolean ignoreSniOpenTimeout, Int64 timerExpire, SqlConnection owningObject)
     at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.LoginNoFailover(String host, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance, SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Int64 timerStart)
     at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.OpenLoginEnlist(SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance)
     at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds..ctor(DbConnectionPoolIdentity identity, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Object providerInfo, String newPassword, SqlConnection owningObject, Boolean redirectedUserInstance)
     at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningConnection)
     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreatePooledConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnectionOptions options)
     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.CreateObject(DbConnection owningObject)
     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.UserCreateRequest(DbConnection owningObject)
     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.GetConnection(DbConnection owningObject)
     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection)
     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
     at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open()
     at Service.balance(String acntno) in c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\projnew_nithya\webservice\App_Code\Service.cs:line 30
     --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  </code></pre>