When connecting from a remote machine I get the following issues.
As I have been having the issue for a while, I have tried to connect
directly to the master database using the ospl connector, This also returns
that the “SQL server does not exist or access is denied”
Below is the command that I used to get this answer, could you please assist,
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn>osql -S sql-vm\master -U
sa -P password
[DBNETLIB]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
[DBNETLIB]ConnectionOpen (Connect()).

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Ron McLay
IT Services Manager
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Hi,
I'll try to perform research. Now, please refer to following article to see
if they help.
888228 You receive a "SQL Server does not exist or access denied" error
message when you try to connect to a SQL Server named instance in a cluster
by using TCP/IP sockets
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;888228
839269 You may not be able to connect to an instance of SQL Server that is
configured to use the Named Pipes server network library on a computer that
is running Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;839269
328306 Potential causes of the "SQL Server does not exist or access denied"
error message
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;328306
Best regards,
Vincent Xu
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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>>directly to the master database using the ospl connector, This also returns
>>that the “SQL server does not exist or access is denied�
>>Below is the command that I used to get this answer, could you please assist,
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