When I try to connect to a remote SQL instance using SSMSit fails on the first connection attempt with this error:
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: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 1326)
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If I try to connect again immediately after the failure it will connect up just fine. Then after about 2 minutes I will lose connection and I have to go through the whole process again.
I have enabled remote access on the server I am trying to...