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To Jimmers
>В SQL Server Network Utility нет Алиасов...
Они есть В SQL Server CLIENT Network Utility .

Я так понимаю, что Ваш вопрос - кто диктует протокол обмена - клиент или сервер?



To _VVG

>почему Named Pipes не есть гуд?
BOL:

In a fast local area network (LAN) environment, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Sockets and Named Pipes clients are comparable in terms of performance. However, the performance difference between the TCP/IP Sockets and Named Pipes clients becomes apparent with slower networks, such as across wide area networks (WANs) or dial-up networks. This is because of the different ways the interprocess communication (IPC) mechanisms communicate between peers.

For named pipes, network communications are typically more interactive. A peer does not send data until another peer asks for it using a read command. A network read typically involves a series of peek named pipes messages before it begins to read the data. These can be very costly in a slow network and cause excessive network traffic, which in turn affects other network clients.