The following error message appears when I test the database connection in a fresh local install.  The UserID and password are correct in the Web.config file.  Anyone know how to set the parameters somewhere to fix this problem?

Thanks

Connection Error(s):
Index #: 0
Source: .Net SqlClient Data Provider
Class: 20
Number: 2
Message: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)

Here are the connection settings:

Any help?

<connectionStrings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 -->
    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Server=(local);Database=dnn_ron;uid=ronw;pwd=dnnronw;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
  <appSettings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules -->
    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=(local);Database=dnn_ron;uid=ronw;pwd=dnnronw;" />

Hi Mike:

Thanks for your advice.  I have tried by putting in the actual server name and that didn't work either.  But maybe that is because it wasn't a fresh install but rather one I had tried to re-do.  I will try again.

Ron