title: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 10.0 Login timeout expired
body: <p>I have a freshly installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. I'm trying to run <code>SQLCMD</code> locally (please do take note <strong>locally</strong>) but I am receiving the error:</p>
  
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    <p><em>Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [2]<br>
    Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Serve Native Client 10.0 : A network-related or instance-specific error has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and if SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. For more informations see SQL Server Books Online..<br>
    Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 10.0: Login timeout expired.</em></p>
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  <p>Why can't I make it work? I already tried everything.</p>