Cannot connect to second cluster node w/instance name

I have an active/active SQL2005 cluster. Node1 has a default instance of
SQL 2005 installed (i.e. no named instance). Node2 has a named instance of
SQL 2005 (i.e. node2\sqlb). I can connect remotely to node1 SQL 2005
without problem. When I attempt to connect to node2 remotely I get an error
basically stating "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: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating
Server/Instance Specified)".
When I connect I am using node2\sqlb as the connection name--this should
give me access to the named instance. I can however access node2\sqlb from
node2 directly (locally on the server). Yes, I have made sure named pipes
and tcp/ip are enabled. Made sure no firewalls, etc. The weird thing is
that I was able to make a remote connection for a short time (like two
hours) and then I couldn't anymore.
I am using a Windows Vista Ultimate RTM machine with SQL 2005 management
console installed locally. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Is the SQL Server Browser Service running to provide the tcp port number for
the named instance?
If not, what port is the named instance listening on? Can you connect to
node2,<port number> ?
Rick Byham (MSFT)
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"JPerkins" <joshp@.CUIAB.LOCAL> wrote in message
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>I have an active/active SQL2005 cluster. Node1 has a default instance of
>SQL 2005 installed (i.e. no named instance). Node2 has a named instance of
>SQL 2005 (i.e. node2\sqlb). I can connect remotely to node1 SQL 2005
>without problem. When I attempt to connect to node2 remotely I get an
>error basically stating "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: SQL Network Interfaces, error:
>26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)".
> When I connect I am using node2\sqlb as the connection name--this should
> give me access to the named instance. I can however access node2\sqlb
> from node2 directly (locally on the server). Yes, I have made sure named
> pipes and tcp/ip are enabled. Made sure no firewalls, etc. The weird
> thing is that I was able to make a remote connection for a short time
> (like two hours) and then I couldn't anymore.
> I am using a Windows Vista Ultimate RTM machine with SQL 2005 management
> console installed locally. Any information would be greatly appreciated.