Had no issues connecting previously, but now a lengthy error message is the only result when trying to connect.
"Sorry, an error occurred while opening a client connection: while setting up connection to central database: an error occurred while executing the SQL "Open": A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)"
Our IT dept cannot seem to fix this. The desktop that serves as the SQL server is operating seemingly normally. I was able to log into the SQL server application just fine from the local server desktop. What can the issue be?
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