title: How to connect to SQL Server 2008
body: <p>I have a desktop, and a Laptop. The Desktop has Windows 7 64-bit and the Laptop has Vista Ultimate 32-bit. On both machines I have SQL Server 2008 Standard installed.
  On the laptop, I open SQL Management Studio and try to connect to the SQL Server on the desktop. It times out.</p>
  
  <p>With SQL Server Config Manager I Enabled TCP/IP and Named Pipes for the client protocols.</p>
  
  <p>In SQL Management Studio, I right clicked on the Database Engine, went to properties, and allowed remote connections. I also created a sql server login named "testuser" and a password. I then added that user as a login for my database and made them the database owner.</p>
  
  <p>I could not figure out how to allow connection to my db throw the windows firewall, so I turned it off.</p>
  
  <p>What am I missing? I made the same changes on my laptop, and I can connect from the Desktop to the Laptop in Management Studio?</p>
  
  <p>Do you have a checklist?
  Thanks.</p>
  
  <p>UPDATE:
  I turned off antivirus. Ran NetStat -a and the listener is listening.</p>