I have used these methods many times to demonstrate access to servers on the
local machine and anywhere else visible on the net. Are the local servers
configured so as to make them "visible"? Is the SqlBrowser service running?
Are the ports and protocols enabled?

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> Hi All,
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> Thanks in advance for any help,
> Scott