How to connect from Windows Mobile emulator to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition?

Beside coding part, there are some settings that developers should do before trying to establish database connection from Windows Mobile emulator to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition:

1). Check your Windows Mobile emulator, make sure the network adapter is enabled:



2). Check your SQL Server Configuration Manager, make sure the TCP/ IP is enabled and other settings are set properly:



3). Finally, add the TCP port that using by Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition into the Windows Firewall -> Exceptions:



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How if you still cannot establish the connection from Windows Mobile emulator to your Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition?

Please try the following method, it's proven workable:

(a). Go to Emulator Properties, tick the Enable NE2000 PCMCIA network adapter and bind to check box. Make sure the drop-down-list is display your network adapter's name.

(b). Click the OK button.

(c). In the emulator screen, click File -> Reset -> Hard.

(d). Wait until the emulator complete the restart process.

(e). Now, you should be able to establish the connection from Windows Mobile emulator.